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vision screening  

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  • Vision screening is a primary public health prevention measure involving the administration of specific tests or methods to ascertain, with some accuracy, the visual functioning of an individual. School is considered an ideal place to engage in primary public health prevention efforts because of ready access to large numbers of children of varying ages. [Source: Encyclopedia of School Health; Vision Screening]

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