Expert consensus on thespecialties construction of pediatric eye care

Abstract

Myopia in children and adolescents has become a serious public health concern, with a noticeable trend toward earlier onset. Visual impairments caused by refractive errors, amblyopia, strabismus, and congenital eye diseases have a profound negative impacts on children's learning abilities, cognitive development, psychological well-being, and long-term quality of life. Therefore, strengthening child eye care services to ensure early screening, diagnosis, and intervention for vision problems is essential to safeguard and promote visual health in children.To implement the relevant goals and requirements outlined in the National Program for Child Development(2021—2030) and the Five Health Promotion Action Plan for Children and Adolescents (2026—2030), the Child Health Care Branch of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association convened an expert panel. This panel developed the present expert consensus by referencing international guidelines and integrating them with the current state of child healthcare services in China. This consensus was formulated by drawing upon international guidelines and contextualizing them within the current landscape of pediatric healthcare services in China. This consensus aims to provide standardized guidance and a practical basis for healthcare institutions at all levels to systematically deliver child eye care services and enhance the capacity building of child eye care specialties, thereby offering direction for the prevention and management of vision-related diseases in the child population.

Keywords

pediatric eye care / vision impairment / health care / specialty construction / medical services / expert consensus