Our office utilizes new technology to help screen for vision issues in children at their annual visits starting at one year of age with the Welchy-Allyn Spot Vision Screener. Now we can obtain quick and reliable results within seconds whenever you bring your child in for their annual well check exam.
Quick Overview
The Spot Vision Screener is a handheld vision screening device that helps users quickly and easily detect vision issues on patients from 6 months of age through adult. Spot screens both eyes at once from a nonthreatening 3-foot distance. The touch-screen display allows for one-touch activation, simple management of patient data entry, and easy configuration for both vision screening tests and autorefraction applications.
Features
- Supports AAP screening guidelines for early detection of amblyopic risk factors
- Easy to use, easy to implement with minimal user training required
- Captures readings 97% of the time helping to screen otherwise difficult patients
- Uses lights and sounds to help engage children
- Automated vision screening device provides thorough, objective, and easy-to-understand results
- Adequately powered for mass screening events
- Wireless printing and WiFi-enabled for easy export of data
- Manual exports available via USB port
Accurate detection
Spot accurately* detects the potential indication of these common vision problems:
- Myopia (nearsightedness)
- Hyperopia (farsightedness)
- Astigmatism (blurred vision)
- Anisometropia (unequal refractive power)
- Strabismus (eye misalignment)
- Anisocoria (unequal pupil size)
- *Accuracy refers to the sensitivity and specificity of the screening referral recommendation.
Clinically shown to be more efficient
Evidence shows that using the Spot Vision Screener can help to dramatically reduce the time required to test vision over traditional screening tools. In one study, the Spot Vision Screener was used to test the vision of 537 elementary school students. Previous testing using a traditional screening tool took three days. With Spot, the entire population was screened in less than five hours. In addition, Spot captured definitive results on 100% of the students and 93 of them were referred for follow-up care with an eye care specialist.