Assessment Of The 1993 Annual Health Fair Vision Screening.

Vision screenings have increasingly been implemented as part of the preventative health care and delivery system in all communities. In the pass several years, the Mecosta County General Hospital and representatives from many local health care organizations have joined together to conduct an annual Health Fair for the general public. The annual Health Fair provided the public with information on various health care needs and screenings, such as vision screening. 'The purpose of the vision screening was to detect possible visual problems or ocular diseases in individuals and to recommend that person for further follow up care. Ferris State Optometry Clinic has participated in the annual Health Fair vision screening for the past several years. The screening not only provided a health service to the public, but it also offered a clinical experience to the optometry and optometric technician students involved in the screening. Additionally, the screening provided a means for attracting more patients to the college of optometry clinic. The goal of this research project was to evaluate the outcome and effectiveness of the 1993 annual Health Fair vision
screening. Follow-up procedures were utilized to assess patient compliance after referrals were made.