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Inventory of current EU paediatric vision and hearing screening programmes
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Table 2. Vision screening programmes in 36 European countries.
Country
Scope Personnel
0-4mo 6-30mo Pres.
Chart and age
Auto. Also
Funding
Cov. (%)
Austria
nat Ophth, ped, school
+ + +
Lea 3; 4; 5; 6
- stereo
insur, >95 state
Belgium (Fl) Belgium (W)
YHC, nurse
nat Orth, ped, other
+ + + + + +
Pict 31⁄2, HOTV 41⁄2 Snel 31⁄2; 6
+ both + -
region >95 region >40
Bulgaria Croatia
loc GP
- + - + + +
Pict, E 7
Pict, Lea 4, E 6; 61⁄2
- colour - -
insur
Cyprus Czech rep
nat School
+ - - + + +
Snel 61⁄2; 7
- -
Loc. colour
state >80
Denmark Estonia Finland
nat Nurse, school, GP loc Ophth, ped
nat Nurse, school, GP
+ + + + + + + + +
Pict 3; 4; 5; 6
Lea 3, Lea; Snellen 6 Lea 3; 4; 51⁄2
- - - - - -
region >95
France Germany
loc Orth, ped, nurse, school
+ + + + + +
Pict 4
Lea; HOTV 3
- - - -
insur, >80 region
nat Ophth, ped, school
insur, >90 state
nat Ophth, orth, ped, YHC, optom, other
Pict; Lea 3, E 5, Snel 7; 9; 11; 13; 15
insur, par >95 region
nat Ped
insur >95
insur start
state, >95 munic