Vision Screening in Children With and Without Autism

Reedy, Cara

Phenotype

Needs Refinement

Vision Screening in Children With and Without Autism

Variable Name

px_visionscreen

Created

2023-12-06

Files

Validation Method

Data Model

Phenotype Description

Phenotype for identifying young children receiving vision screenings at wellness visits and comparing an autistic and non-autistic cohort.

Affiliation(s)

Nemours Children's Health

Provenance

This phenotype was created for the study "Vision Screening in Young Children with Autism".

Algothrithm Description

The inclusion criteria were:

A wellness visit between the ages of 3 and 5 inclusive after 2016

The exclusion criteria were:

Children who saw an ophthalmologist or optometrist at < 3 years old
Known genetic disorder
History of any sort of eye or vision ailment
Known neurological issues

Patients were divided into three cohorts: non-autistic, autistic with no recorded developmental delay, autistic with developmental delay. Rates of various types of eye exams (including visual acuity and instrument-based screening) were measured across the cohorts and across various demographics within cohorts.

Development Population

Development Code

https://atlassian.chop.edu/bitbucket/projects/DWW/repos/nemours_perry_autvis/browse

Vocabulary

Clinical Subjects Headings

Data Source

Resource

PEDSnet Production Database (2024-04)

(2024-04) PEDSnet Data Coordinating Center

PEDSnet production database containing de-identified aggregate electronic healthcare information for ten contributing pediatric healthcare institutions. This database corresponds to Version 5.3 of the PEDSnet data model.

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Related Concept Set

Concept Set

Needs Refinement

Eye and Vision Conditions

(2023-12-06) Nemours Children's Health

This concept set was developed to identify any eye- or vision-affecting condition, ranging from minor and temporary to serious, for exclusion in a study involving vision exams.