Pediatr. praxi. 2025;26(3):160-162 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2025.030

Screening for eye defects in a paediatrician's outpatient clinic

MUDr. Jitka Němcová
Oční klinika dětí a dospělých 2. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha

This review article focuses on the importance and methodology of eye defect scree­ning in a paediatrician's outpatient clinic. The development of vision takes place in the first years of life, so screening for eye defects is an essential element of preventive care in children at an early age.

Keywords: screening, eye defect, neonatal cataract, refractive error, vision screener, amblyopia.

Accepted: June 16, 2025; Published: July 4, 2025  Show citation

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Němcová J. Screening for eye defects in a paediatrician's outpatient clinic. Pediatr. praxi. 2025;26(3):160-162. doi: 10.36290/ped.2025.030.
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