영유아의 시력 관리: 국민건강보험공단 영유아건강검진 매뉴얼에 대한 보론

• Published in: Taehan Ŭisa Hyŏphoe chi pp. 504 - 510
• Main Author: 장지호
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한의사협회 01.06.2013
• Subjects: 기타의약학
• ISSN: 1975-8456

Since 2008, a nationwide infant and toddler vision screening program has been initiated as a part of the Infant Health Screening Project of the Korean National Health Insurance Corporation. Because children’s visual system is in the process of development and they can hardly be treated after its maturation, their vision problems must be screened for and treated in their early age. The program screens for frequent and important eye problems from the age of 4months to 6 years. The vision screening part consists of history questionnaire section and examination section. The history questionnaire section was devised to screen the symptoms of the target diseases that frequently occur in their due age. The examination section comprises pen-light examination up to the age of 2 and visual acuity testing afterward. Amblyopia is by far the most important target disease in all screening sessions. Unilateral or bilateral vision problems,strabismus, other intraocular blinding conditions, blepharoptosis, abnormal head posture of ocular origin, and refractive errors are other important target diseases. Proper knowledge of target diseases and methods is essential for the successful screening. This article is intended to supplement the vision screening of the Doctor’s Manual for Infant Health Screening. KCI Citation Count: 1