VIDBE-Q Volume 69 Issue 2
Colleen Kickbush
Vision Forward Association
ckickbush@vision-forward.org
Early intervention providers—therapists, service coordinators, and
educators—are equipped with the knowledge and resources for supporting
development in children, including those with visual impairments. However,
providers first need to be able to recognize those vision concerns in children under
three, since they may not have yet been identified. A joint statement from the
American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Association of Pediatric
Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) states "Early detection of treatable eye
disease in infancy and childhood can have far-reaching implications for vision and,
in some cases, for general health (2022)." An efficient means of identification is
through the use of a functional vision screening tool designed specifically for
infants and toddlers. These tools have the added benefit of supplying users with a
deeper understanding of vision development during this critical period, the first
Early Identification: Using a
Functional Vision Screening Tool
