Timing and content of newborn eye screenings

Newborn eye screening does not require particularly difficult skills. Experienced pediatric ophthalmologists can detect most newborn eye diseases by observing the newborn’s response to light stimulation, external eye examination, and red light reflex. Those who pass the initial screening are admitted to the normal child health screening process, while newborns who do not pass the screening and are diagnosed with an eye disease are offered intervention or treatment. Timing: Newborn eye disease screening is performed in the hospital for newborns born after 24 hours of age and is completed before the newborn is discharged from the hospital; if conditions are limited, it can be completed at the 42-day checkup for infants and children. Contents: Examination of eyelids, tear ducts, conjunctiva, cornea, sclera, pupil, lens, eye position, intraocular pressure, vitreous, retina, etc. Several more dangerous eye diseases: retinopathy of prematurity, congenital cataract, congenital glaucoma, retinoblastoma, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, permanent primitive vitreoretinal hyperplasia, Coats disease, congenital ptosis, congenital internal strabismus, congenital exotropia, etc. Tips: 1. Premature and low birth weight infants must be screened for fundus pathology if their birth weight is <2000g or their gestational week of birth is <32 weeks; 2. Other full-term infants should have an eye examination at birth if their doctor suspects strabismus or other eye diseases; if they have a family history of eye disease, they should receive an eye examination before the age of 1 week; at the age of 2-3 years, a comprehensive examination of visual acuity, binocular vision, and eye health; at the age of 5-6 At age 5-6, a comprehensive eye exam is also performed before the child enters school.