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Diagnostic pathway following child vision screening

  • Last updated or reviewed: 1 July 2023
  • First published: 1 October 2017
Diagnostic pathway following child vision (PDF)

This document summarises the referral pathway for children who fail vision screening aged 4 to 5 years as part of the childhood vision screening programme. Screening is primarily undertaken to detect children aged 4 to 5 years with impaired sight, enabling timely intervention.