Deliver vision services and glasses directly at school to increase ownership and use of corrective lenses¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 qualitative), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The article recommends partnering with schools so screening, exams, and glasses delivery happen on campus, because this removes cost, logistical, and stigma barriers. The authors state that "practices that increase ownership and use of glasses, such as serving students in school, may significantly improve both child health and academic performance," and suggest pediatricians work with school-based programs to expand access points.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Partnership between schools and vision-care providers; school nurse capacity for initial screening; funding for free services

Constraints¶

• Findings come from a qualitative study in predominantly Latino Los Angeles elementary schools; the authors note generalizability limits

Target Learners¶

• low-income and minority school-age children with uncorrected visual deficits

Target Learning Goals¶

• supporting classroom attention, task persistence, and academic skill practice

Claims¶

• Providing free vision services on the school campus was perceived to remove financial and logistical barriers to obtaining corrective lenses [+W]
• Serving multiple students within a school and letting students choose frames were perceived to reduce stigma and increase willingness to wear glasses [+W]

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Key Sources¶

• Dudovitz, R. N., Izadpanah, N., Chung, P. J., & Slusser, W. (2016). Parent, Teacher, and Student Perspectives on how Corrective Lenses Improve Child Wellbeing and School Function. Maternal and Child Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-015-1882-z