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Closing the Gap: Helping Families Remove Barriers to Eye Care After Receiving Referrals from Vision Screenings
November 6 @ 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM - EDT
After receiving a vision screening, a confirmatory eye examination, and prescription glasses, many children demonstrate improvement in academic progress, an increase in focus during lessons, an increase in participation and classroom interaction, and an improvement in confidence and behavior. Yet, only about 5% to 50% of children participate in an eye exam after receiving a referral from a vision screening. This webinar will describe two approaches to closing the gap between vision screening referrals and eye exams; provide tips for creating a comprehensive, systematic approach to help close the gap; and introduce the “Small Steps to Eye Care Action Plan: A Conversation Guide” to help identify individualized family barriers to eye care.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the importance of an eye examination and treatment, if necessary, after receiving a referral from a vision screening.
- Describe 1 strategy for helping ensure children wear their prescription glasses.
- List 3 strategies to help resolve barriers to eye care.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone who follows up with families after their children receive a referral for an eye exam from a vision screening, including school administrators, teachers, school nurses, social workers, care coordinators, Early Head Start and Head Start staff, early care and education professionals, and School-Based Health Care staff.
Presenters
P. Kay Nottingham Chaplin, EdD
Dr. Nottingham Chaplin is the Associate Director of the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness.
Presciliana Olayo, MLS
Ms. Olayo is the Coordinator of Vision Care Services, Fort Worth Independent School District, Fort Worth, Texas.
Shondel Reese, RN-BSN
Ms. Reese is the Nursing Coordinator, Wilkinson County School System District, Irwinton, Georgia.
Shanyn A. Toulouse, DNP, MEd, RN, NCSN
Dr. Toulouse is the Northeast Regional School Nurse Consultant, Haverhill Public Schools, Haverhill, Massachusetts.
The webinar is hosted by the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness and supported by Johnson and Johnson Vision (J&J Vision)
