Vision and Refractive Status among Grade 1 Children of the Province of New Brunswick

Abstract

A public health program instituted and funded by the Government of the Province of New Brunswick and operated by the Provincial Optometric Association screened 10,464 grade 1 children using a modified clinical technique (MCT). This paper reports the prevalence of refractive and sensory-motor anomalies in large samples of this child population, all of whom were 6 years of age.