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Finding a glow in photographs of a child’s eye can be an early indicator of more than 20 different vision conditions. 🙏

Learn more at KnowTheGlow.org.

Healthy eyes = happy children ⭐

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iScreen Vision, a pioneering force in vision screening, recently provided valuable insights during an interview with Megan Webber and Helene Dameris from KnowTheGlow. Megan had recently had a chance meeting with Lisa Watson at the American Academy of Pediatrics (Orange County) Conference and right away saw their shared focus on the critical importance of early detection of sight-robbing conditions. Several of iScreen Vision’s core team, consisting of Director of Operations Lisa Watson alongside orthoptists and analysts, Erinn Enke, Marla Shainberg, and Barbara Salazar, shared their expertise and passion for advancing pediatric vision health.

Read more at: https://knowtheglow.org/iscreen-vision-meet-the-team/

Imagining a world where every child has access to good health care 🌍

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Check out this amazing story from Know The Glow!

Check with your local pediatricians and find out more information about having your littles screened with an iScreen Vision device and possibly prevent any/all irregular vision problems.

My son was diagnosed with eye cancer after I noticed this symptom Kirstin Smith, 29, a primary school teacher, from Shetland, Scotland, noticed a 'cloudy spot' in her two-year-old son Kian's eye as he was playing in front of the TV.

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Check out Know The Glow and all they do for pediatric vision care! ‘’Know the Glow is a global nonprofit leader in raising awareness of leukocoria and the childhood blinding diseases. They work globally to eliminate preventable childhood blindness through early detection and treatment of those conditions.

Check out their website for more information at www.knowtheglow.org

iScreen Vision, a pioneering force in vision screening, recently provided valuable insights during an interview with Megan Webber and Helene Dameris from KnowTheGlow. Megan had recently had a chance meeting with Lisa Watson at the American Academy of Pediatrics (Orange County) Conference and right away saw their shared focus on the critical importance of early detection of sight-robbing conditions. Several of iScreen Vision’s core team, consisting of Director of Operations Lisa Watson alongside orthoptists and analysts, Erinn Enke, Marla Shainberg, and Barbara Salazar, shared their expertise and passion for advancing pediatric vision health.

Read more at: https://knowtheglow.org/iscreen-vision-meet-the-team/

Back To School! Vision Screening your children can only benefit your littles. Check out our website for more information!

Visit our website for more information about what iScreen Vision, Inc. believes in! Feel free to contact us by phone or email for any additional information or questions.

Protect your patients and/or children by checking their vision regularly.

Headed outdoors this ? Remember to wear UV-blocking sunglasses and a brimmed hat!

“A vision screening is a brief eye and vision check to help detect vision issues in children. It is an essential part of preventative eye care. Some eye problems in children first show up with squinting, blinking, red eye or other noticeable symptoms. However, other eye problems can have no symptoms and will only be detected during screening.” IScreen Vision, Inc. is here to help! The importance of vision care can change your littles’ lives.

Check out our website or Contact Us for any questions! Pediatricians, this is for you, too! Vision Screeners available for purchase to enhance your practices.

Check out this article about early vision screening.

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/eyes/Pages/Vision-Screenings

Check out this article!

https://www.kidspot.com.au/health/family-health/seasonal-health/why-kids-should-wear-sunglasses/news-story/7c8feb615f425866463f3b3d6cafcdaa

iScreen tells you what young children can’t about their vision!

https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/child-eye-problems-parents-should-never-ignore

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Happy Valentine's Day, Iowa KidSight Friends! 💕

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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20 Important Things to Know about Kid’s Eyes!

https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/tips-children-eyes-vision

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Garwin Lions participate in KidSight PHOTO BY MARGARET THOMSEN Garwin Lion Mike Richardson is pictured as he tests a preschool child for possible vision problems. A total of 103 preschoolers were tested. Six children will receive further evaluation. This program is voluntary and open to any child 6 months of age through kindergarten. T...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is launching an enhanced Provider Relief Fund Payment Portal today. HHS says the portal "will allow eligible Medicaid and CHIP providers to report their annual patient revenue, which will be used as a factor in determining their Provider Relief Fund payment. The payment to each provider will be at least 2 percent of reported gross revenue from patient care; the final amount each provider receives will be determined after the data is submitted, including information about the number of Medicaid patients providers serve."

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/06/09/hhs-announces-enhanced-provider-portal-relief-fund-payments-for-safety-net-hospitals-medicaid-chip-providers.html

HHS Announces Enhanced Provider Portal, Relief Fund Payments for Safety Net Hospitals, Medicaid & CHIP Providers Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is announcing additional distributions from the Provider Relief Fund to eligible Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) providers that participate in state...

iScreen Vision is proud that its team of certified professionals who review and analyze our images includes experienced . We are happy to celebrate the critical role that orthoptists play in vision screening during Awareness Week! https://www.insightnews.com.au/oaw-the-crucial-role-of-orthoptists-in-paediatric-vision-screening/

OAW: The crucial role of orthoptists in paediatric vision screening - Insight Orthoptics Awareness Week is taking place between 1-5 June with the theme ‘Seeing the future’. To kick off the five-part …

Why does COVID-19 impact children so differently than adults? The Atlantic explains. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/05/covid-19-kids/611728/

Why the Coronavirus Hits Kids and Adults So Differently COVID-19 is much less severe in children, and it could have to do with a child’s still-developing immune system.

Vaccinations continue to be impacted by missed pediatrician appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/18/coronavirus-cdc-warns-of-possible-measles-outbreak-as-vaccinations-for-children-fall-during-pandemic.html

CDC warns of possible measles outbreak as vaccinations for children fall during coronavirus pandemic Vaccination coverage fell in all age groups, except for hepatitis B, which is typically administered in the hospital setting at birth, U.S. health officials said

Here's what parents need to know about well-child visits with pediatricians during COVID-19. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-19-pediatrician-checkup_l_5ebc8967c5b6c498dde727fe?guccounter=1

What Parents Need To Know About Well-Child Visits During Coronavirus It's understandable to be nervous, but please don't skip your kids' checkups during COVID-19.

Pediatricians who use iScreen Vision can have confidence that their patients' images are being reviewed by an experienced, highly-skilled team of analysts, including Wanda Pfeifer, who works with iScreen Vision part-time in addition to her full-time role with University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, where she also analyzes images for Iowa KidSight. Wanda is featured today on the International Orthoptic Association website. Proud to have Wanda on the iScreen Vision team! https://bit.ly/3fKhs7R

Single-View Hi my name is Wanda Lynn Ottar Pfeifer, for the past 28 years I have been involved in vision screening.  It all started when I moved to Iowa in 1992 and traveled throughout the state of Iowa preforming automated photoscreening with the “Eyecor” camera (prototype to the first commercial auto...

Digestive tract symptoms may be an early manifestation of COVID-19 in children, concludes a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Pediatrics.

https://consumer.healthday.com/infectious-disease-information-21/coronavirus-1008/stomach-ills-may-signal-covid-19-in-kids-study-says-757515.html

Stomach Ills May Signal COVID-19 in Kids, Study Says A cough or other respiratory symptoms aren't the only early signs of COVID-19 in children, according to researchers.