Amblyopia: Recognition, Screening, and Treatment in the Well-Child Care Setting

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Amblyopia is by far the most common cause of unilateral vision loss in children, affecting 2 to 4 percent of the population. Screening for amblyopia is an important component of well-child pediatric care. Join Children’s Mercy pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Atkinson and Transformational Pediatrics, as we discuss the three generally-recognized types of amblyopia, available screening techniques, and treatments of the disease.

Data science -- often discussed with terms like artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, data goverernance -- has the potential to transform every aspect of health care, from the patient experience to how, when and where care is provided, and improving outcomes. In this Transformational Pediatrics episode, Mark Hoffman, PhD, Chief Research Information Officer at Children's Mercy Kansas City, discusses the challenges and opportunities for data science within pediatric health care and gives examples where it is already making a difference for children today.