Success Stories from Spot Screenings
I just wanted to take a
moment to tell you how much we appreciated the work the Lions did for us. Many
parents were surprised to find their child was having vision problems. Several
expressed a bit of a relief after realizing that their child's headaches or
clumsiness were probably just symptoms of needing glasses!
And many parents were
happy to know that Mainspring and the Lions were looking out for their child.
Being given a report that assured them their child's vision was normal was a
reassuring moment.
I'm attaching a picture
of just one of the many children at Mainspring who are now sporting new glasses
thanks to the screenings you did here.
Sincerely,
Sam Schlickeisen, Education
Director
Mainspring
Schools
Mainspring School student wearing her new glasses after a Spot screening
I am a school nurse at Lake Travis Elementary School and I
just wanted to let you know the profound effect that Pediavision Spot vision screening
has had on my campus. We have 950 plus students, many of whom are ESL,
40% are economically disadvantaged, the only PreK program in our district and
Early Childhood intervention campus. We have about 120 three and four
year old students. It has been difficult to accurately screen vision on
these young students in the fall due to their short attention spans ,
difficulty following instructions and language barriers with non English
speakers. Passive Spot screening enabled us to accurately screen
these age groups and disabled or nonverbal students and intervene earlier for
those who need vision assistance. It also minimized out of class time
since we could do it in the classrooms. I was amazed how comfortable
these young children were with the process but probably that was in a large
part due to our wonderful Lions Club volunteer, Jan Johnson who is such a
gentle, caring professional. I am also impressed with the report that
Spot generates for referral. It seems like it gets parent attention
and faster attention than our school forms have.
One success story that comes to mind was a four year old girl with autism who was severely withdrawn at the beginning of the fall semester. She had been receiving therapy for communication skills for some time and was also very shy. Her Spot exam revealed some eye imbalance and myopia that her eye care professional said probably would not have been revealed by a chart eye exam. I doubt she would have been able to participate in a chart exam last fall. She promptly received glasses and seems like a different little girl now. She now interacts with the staff and students and has blossomed into a much happier person who is participating in educational process.
Laura Gault RN
Lake Travis Elementary School Nurse
One success story that comes to mind was a four year old girl with autism who was severely withdrawn at the beginning of the fall semester. She had been receiving therapy for communication skills for some time and was also very shy. Her Spot exam revealed some eye imbalance and myopia that her eye care professional said probably would not have been revealed by a chart eye exam. I doubt she would have been able to participate in a chart exam last fall. She promptly received glasses and seems like a different little girl now. She now interacts with the staff and students and has blossomed into a much happier person who is participating in educational process.
Laura Gault RN
Lake Travis Elementary School Nurse
Head Start children wearing their new glasses after Spot screenings found vision issues