Screening test | No. (%) of children screened | No. of children unable to complete a test | ||||
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Pass | Refer | Unable to complete a test | Total Year 1 | Total examined by an optometrist | No. (%) of those examined and found to have a visual problem | |
Cambridge Crowded Acuity | 1755 (69.7) | 703 (27.9) | 61 (2.4) | 2519 | 36 | 14 (38.9) |
Randot Preschool Stereoacuity | 2074 (82.6) | 359 (14.3) | 79 (3.1) | 2512 | 37 | 19 (51.3) |
Plusoptix photoscreener | 2129 (87.5) | 202 (8.3) | 103 (4.2) | 2434 | 65 | 29 (44.6) |
Spot photoscreener | 2173 (89.2) | 241 (9.9) | 22 (0.90) | 2436 | 12 | 3 (25.0) |
Note: Shaded area: children in Year 1 who passed, were referred or were unable to complete the test (children already wearing glasses were excluded from the photoscreener tests). Unshaded area: among those unable to complete a test, the number of children examined by an optometrist and found to have a visual problem.