South Australian children at risk of permanent vision loss, study finds
Medical Xpress
February 27, 2026
There is a significant gap in South Australia's approach to children's vision screening, with hundreds of children at risk of permanent, preventable vision loss each year, new Flinders University research has found. Led by optometrist and Flinders Ph.D. candidate Cassandra Haines from Flinders' College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the study found that 17% of children in a school-based Year 3 sample had an undiagnosed vision condition, with 2.5% having amblyopia (lazy eye).
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Originally published on Medical Xpress on 2/27/2026