1、SESSION 5:2024 Rising Visionary Award:Progress in Childrens Vision Health and the Journey Ahead&Closing RemarksClosing remarks:Jeff ToddPresident&CEOPrevent BlindnessSandra S.Block,OD,MEd,MPHModeratorPresident,World Council of Optometry,Professor Emeritus,Illinois College of OptometryErica Shelton,O
2、D,MSThe Ohio State University SESSION 5:2024 Rising Visionary AwardProgress in Childrens Vision Health and the Journey AheadErica Shelton,OD,MSThe Ohio State UniversityProgress in Childrens Vision Health and the Journey AheadErica Shelton,OD,MS,FAAOErica Shelton,OD,MS,FAAO2024 Prevent Blindness Risi
3、ng Visionary Award2024 Prevent Blindness Rising Visionary AwardFinancial Disclosures and Conflicts of Interest No financial disclosures Co-medical director of the iSEE with Vision to Learn clinic Working withiSEEwith Vision to Learn for dissertation research Investigator for a program evaluation wit
4、h Ohio Optometric Foundation Childrens Vision InitiativeMy StoryCHILDRENCHILDRENSCIENCESCIENCETEACHINGTEACHING56Health literacyPersonal Health LiteracyPersonal Health LiteracyOrganizational Health LiteracyOrganizational Health LiteracyPediatric vision health Costlyo 27.5 billion dollars spent on vis
5、ion health in people under 40 in 20122 Prevalence is expected to grow4 Adulthood ramifications3 2016 National Academies of Sciences,Engineering,and Medicine report on vision research gaps1o Learn more about what people know about eye healtho Interventions to improve vision care after vision screenin
6、gso Impact on vision health care in daily life7Interventions paving the way School-based vision programs5,6 Health access programing7,8 Health literacy programming98What do we still need to do?More research Efficacy of interventions WHY?Value for those we are providing care for Advocacy for pediatri