From: Evidence-based preschool-age vision screening: health policy considerations
Study | Type | Population | Rate of amblyopia |
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Shapiro et al. 2017 [13] | Retrospective | 107,608 pre-enlistees 17.5 0.6 years age. Northern Israel born 1971–1994 | Current 0.8% from 1.2% |
Prospective | 2113 first and eighth grade schoolchildren | Did not measure amblyopia. Strabismus found to be 1.2–1.4% and 0.3–1.0% for 1st and 8th graders, respectively | |
Morad et al. 2007 [12] | Retrospective | 305,712 pre-enlistees 17.5 0.6 years age. Entire country 1981–1986 | Native born Israelis 0.98, immigrants 1.5% |
Eibschitz-Tsimhoni et al. 2000 [14] | Prospective | 8 year olds born ~ 1986 808 Haifa -pre-screened 782 Hadera – no screening | Haifa prescreened 1% Hadera – no screening 2.6% |