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Audiometric and Vision Screening
Routine audiometric and vision screening is carried out by three full time audiometrician/vision testers. Vision
testing in school by the Keystone apparatus is combined with audiometric screening in junior and secondary
schools and an additional screening test is given in the last year at school.
Audiometric screening is carried out twice in infants schools — in the first and last year; once in junior schools;
and once in secondary schools — in the first year. The standard for passing screening tests is set purposely high and
a high proportion of those who fail are found to respond to simple corrective measures.
Audiometry is carried out for any child referred by his family doctor and the result is sent to the doctor so that he
may carry out any further investigations which he considers necessary unless he specifically asks for these
investigations to be carried out at the audiology unit.
Vision screening by the Keystone apparatus continues to be carried out in junior and secondary schools. In infants'
schools vision testing is carried out by the school nurse at periodic inspections and the orthoptists carry out
screening procedures for the discovery of latent squints.
KEYSTONE VISION SCREENING APPARATUS
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