Effect of a Randomized Interventional School-Based Vision Program on Academic Performance of Students in Grades 3 to 7: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Uncorrected refractive error in school-aged children may affect learning.

Objective

To assess the effect of a school-based vision program on academic achievement among students in grades 3 to 7.

Design, setting, and participants

This cluster randomized clinical trial was conducted in Baltimore City Public Schools during school years from 2016 to 2019 among 2304 students in grades 3 to 7 who received eye examinations and eyeglasses.

Intervention

Participating schools were randomized 1:1:1 to receive eye examinations and eyeglasses during 1 of 3 school years (2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019).

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcome was 1-year intervention impact, measured by effect size (ES), defined as the difference in score on an a

SUBMITTER: Neitzel AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8430909 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature