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New Pediatric Color Vision Test For Three to Six Year Old Pre-School Children

 by Dr. Terrace L. Waggoner

 

Several years ago my son T.J., who was six years old at the time, came home from school with a note from the school nurse saying he was "Colorblind".

Being an optometrist, I should have already known he had a color deficiency. I thought back to when T.J. was in pre-school and kindergarten. His teachers mentioned he was having difficulty learning concepts such as grouping same or different colored objects.  I thought it was a learning problem. I did not think it could be a visual problem because at age 4, before he started pre-school, I had T.J. given a complete eye examination by a pediatric eye doctor who was a friend of mine.

I told my friend about the note from the school nurse. She confided that she didn't test the color vision of pre-school children because of time restraints and the difficulty of testing such a young age group. This is the case with most vision care professionals, and why I developed "Color Vision Testing Made Easy".

The new pediatric pseudoisochromatic (different colored dots) color vision test contains 14 plates. The simple objects (circle, star, square) and pictures (boat, balloon, dog) make color vision testing fun, quick and easy for all age groups - especially  3 to 6 year old pre-school children.

Susan Cotter, O.D. (Pediatric Specialist, Southern CA College of Optometry) and David Lee, Ph.D, O.D. (Color Vision Specialist, Illinois College of Optometry) completed a validation study of Color Vision Testing Made Easy. They proved it was a valid color vision test and 100% Ishihara compatible. Testability of kindergarten children was 100% with no false positives.

Color Vision Testing Made Easy was also used in a special study by Graham Erickson, O.D. (Pacific University College of Optometry) and Sandra Block, O.D. (Illinois College of Optometry) to test the color vision of Special Olympic Athletes in the 1997 World Winter Games in Toronto, Canada; the Regional European Swim Competition in Spain; and the Summer Games in Texas and Massachusetts, USA. They demonstrated the new color vision test, because of it's simplicity, could be used to detect color deficiencies in mentally handicapped patients. The study was sponsored by the American Optometric Association Sports Vision Section and Special Olympic International. Click here to see a summary of both studies: Publications

 

  • Inexpensive pediatric color vision test that makes testing fun, quick, and easy for "all" age groups - especially 3 to 6 year old pre-school children.

  • Comprehensive 100% Ishihara compatible with 14 pseudoisochromatic test plates.

  • Easily identified objects by children as young as three - circle, star, square, boat, dog, and balloon.

  • Only takes a minute to administer and score - making it invaluable for any size vision screening.

  •  Children do "not" need to know their numbers.

  • Built-in check confirms children are trying their best - you will be confident with your diagnosis.

To order "Color Vision Testing Made Easy"  simply click on the picture below.

(Please let the distributor know you were referred by Dr. Waggoner)

"Color Vision Testing Made Easy"  is manufactured by Home Vision Care, E-mail, Address: 3730 Tiger Point Blvd., Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 USA Fax: (850) 934-6779  Suggested Retail Price $99.00. Distributed worldwide by:

1. Vision Training Products, 4016 N. Home Street, Mishawaka, IN 46545 USA. Voice: USA, Canada, Mexico 1-800-348-2225 or 574-259-2070 *International inquiries can be faxed to Ms. Peggy Pfeil at 574-259-2102 or 574-259-2103 E-mail Company Website: http://bernell.com     Product Site:  Order Product site

2. School Health Supply Company, 865 Muirfield Drive, Hanover Park, IL 60103 USA Voice: 1-800-323-1305 or 630-582-0024 Fax: 1-800-235-1305 E-mail  Company Website:  http://www.schoolhealth.com    Product Site: Order product Site

3. Wilson Ophthalmic Corporation, 932 W. Highway 152, Mustang, OK 73064 USA Voice: 1-800-222-2020 or 405-376-9114  Fax: 1-800-329-9133 or 405-376-9133 www.wilsonophthalmic.com

4. Franel Optical Supply Company, P.O. Box 96, Apopka, FL 32704 USA Voice: 1-800-327-2070 or 407-884-1800 Fax: 407-884-1830  E-mail  Company Website: http://www.franeloptical.com

5. Vision Associates, 2109 U.S. Hwy 90 West Suite 170 #312, Lake City, FL 32055 Voice 407-352-1200 Fax: 386-752-7839 E-mail  Company Website:  http://www.visionkits.com    Product site: Order Product Site

6. William V. MacGill & Co., 720 Annoreno Drive, P.O. Box 369, Addison, IL 60101 1-800-323-2841 Fax: 1-800-727-3433  E-mail  Company Website: www.macgill.com  

7. Vicron Optical, 3801 W. Lake Avenue, Glenview, IL 60025, 1-800-401-9502 Fax: 1-800-401-9508    E-mail    Company Website:    http://www.vicron.com

8. AMCON, 40 North Rock Hill Road, St. Louis, MO63199 1-800-255-6161 Fax: 1-800-397-0013 E-mail Company Website:  http://www.amcon-labs.com

9. Lombart Instruments, 5358 Robin Hood Road, Norfolk, VA 23513 Phone: 1-800-Lombart (566-2278) E-mail lombart@lombartinstrument.com  Company Website: www.lombartinstrument.com

10. Precision Vision, 944 First Street, La Salle, IL 61301 Phone: 815-223-2022 Fax: 815-223-2224  E-mail  

11. Nash Design, 1770 Stanford Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025,     E-mail   Company Website:  http://www.@colorblind.to    Product site:  Order Product Site

12. White Ophthalmic Supply, Box 55117, Temple P.O., Calgary, AB, Canada T1Y 4E0 Phone: 1-800-661-1562 Fax: 1-800-661-9175 

13. VISUS GmbH, Calwer Street 41, 70173 Stuttgart, Germany Tel: 07 11-2 26 16 50 Fax: 07 11-20 63 99  E-mail     Company Website: http://www.visus.de  Product site: Order Product Site

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