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Parents and school staff represent an essential component of the success of the Eyemobile as they are responsible for arranging exam appointments, completing consent forms, and encouraging spectacle wear and are thus key to establishing and maintaining children's eye care. Statistically significant rates are shown in darker blue and the average rate across all ages is shown with a red line. ht Three of the ten schools demonstrated a significantly higher overall percentage of referred children who completed an exam (72.08%, 72.16%, and 68.51%; p < 0.0001, p = 0.0027, and p = 0.0309, respectively) compared to the mean across all ten schools. Statistically significant rates are shown in darker blue and the average rate across all schools is shown with a red line. ht We found no significant differences in age, gender, or ethnicity in which patients had a higher exam completion rate. [Extracted from the article]

Chisom T Madu, Oluwafisayo Adeoye, Imani Nwokeji City University of New York School of Medicine, Ophthalmology Specialty Interest Group, New York, NY, USA Correspondence: Chisom T Madu, City University of New York School of Medicine, Ophthalmology Specialty Interest Group, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY, 10031, USA, Email [email protected] View the original paper by Dr Rohn and colleagues Dear editor In their report on the six-year implementation of the UCSD Eyemobile for Children (EyeMobile) within an underserved San Diego school district for screening and treating pediatric refractive error, Rohn et al reveal a high level of compliance among children in completing eye examination referrals and in wearing spectacles prescribed through the program.[1] With the EyeMobile program proving to be successful in both diagnosing and treating pediatric vision impairment, it would be interesting to further investigate the potential for such a program to be used in preventative care. REFERENCES 1 Rohn MCH, O'Sullivan F, Brown SI, Hernandez E, Borooah S, Molina I. Pediatric Eye Care Treatment Rates and Community Compliance to a Spectacle Provision Program in an Underserved School District in San Diego, CA. With the prevalence of pediatric eye conditions such as myopia continuing to increase, there is a growing need to prioritize efforts toward prevention.[2] Within the EyeMobile program, general eye care information was given only to the parents of children who had already failed a vision screening. [Extracted from the article]