Hello School Parents
You have been sent to this page because someone told you that your child should take an online color test.
Well, whoever sent you here is right!
Why should children complete an online color vision screening?
Color deficiency screening:
Color deficiency screening in school-age children is required in only eleven states.1 However, experts have stated that “Color carries critical importance in the development of children’s cognitive skills.” In fact “Colors are some of the earlier words they tend to learn and a means they can use for learning.” (Psychology Today, Meng 2022)2.
Instead of completing the test at school, school nurses can send the screening home for you to complete with your child. Your school nurse recommends using an online color deficiency screening tool that will accurately predict which children might have difficulties recognizing certain colors. It can easily be conducted at home.
One in twelve boys and about one in two hundred girls will have a color vision deficit.
Vision screening support:
Forty states require vision screening, many of which specifically require acuity testing. Your school is likely using a pediatric photoscreener that can not only provide accurate acuity measurement but will also help identify even more children who need to be seen by an eye professional. Studies show that photoscreeners can improve detection of risk factors in children by 80%.3
If your eye professional has determined that your child has a color deficiency, there are resources we can share that will help you as you learn how you can help your child learn in spite of this challenge. We recommend reviewing helpful resources for parents of children who have a color deficiency on our “resources” page.
Reading intervention support:
Once a screening has been completed using a photoscreener, additional information may be found that could potentially identify children who might struggle with reading. Some children have challenges when attempting to decipher certain letters (typically b and d or others that have a “mirror image”). They often develop dyslexia and require reading intervention. Our team teaches strategies using photoscreening results that might help identify these children earlier than traditional methods.
Here are the benefits for you:
- Color deficiency screening can be completed at home!
- You can help your child(ren) avoid unnecessary eye issues that quite possibly would have gone unnoticed.
- The SolutionsInLowVision online color test automatically sends the results of any color test taken to your email (if you choose)
- Early detection of 4% of children who have a color deficiency.
- Potential detection of some children who may develop difficulties with reading.
Because school nurses tend to be pulled in so many directions, we recommend using an online color deficiency screening tool that will accurately predict which children might have difficulties recognizing certain colors, but can be conducted at home with the child’s parent or guardian.
One in twelve boys and about one in two hundred girls will have a color vision deficit.
Vision screening support:
Forty states require vision screening, many of which specifically require acuity testing. We recommend using a pediatric photoscreener that can not only provide accurate acuity measurement but will also help identify even more children who need to be seen by an eye professional. Studies show that photoscreeners can improve detection of risk factors in children by 80%.3
Reading intervention support:
Once a screening has been completed using a photoscreener, additional information may be found that could potentially identify children who might struggle with reading. Some children have challenges when attempting to decipher certain letters (typically b and d or others that have a “mirror image”). They often develop dyslexia and require reading intervention. Our team teaches strategies using photoscreening results that might help identify these children earlier than traditional methods.
And we’re currently building out a bunch of features within SolutionsInLowVision that go way beyond color testing, including:
– Continued support for your staff to provide services to patients identified with an age-onset form of blindness.
– On-line resources for staff to reference as they begin to work with patients with low vision.
– Support for your billing department to help build revenue in your practice (when needed and applicable).
In the future, access to these additional services will cost $249/month.
We’re so confident that you’re going to really enjoy having this as an offering for your patients that you can join today and try us out for free for the first 30 days, no strings attached.
We’ll show you how to earn additional income from low vision services while improving outcomes.
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1. Pediatric and School-Age Vision Screening in the United States: Rationale, Components, and Future Directions – PMC (nih.gov)
3. Comparison of photoscreening to chart methodology for vision screening, Oregon Health& Science University, Vaughn, Dale, Hererra, 2019.