VEP Definition
VEP Definition – What is this vision test?
The Enfant Pediatric Vision Testing System uses a technology called Visual Evoked Potential (VEP). This evaluates a child’s response to an external stimulus along the entire visual pathway from the lens of the eye to the visual cortex of the brain. VEP is able to identify optical or neural abnormalities related to vision that a pediatrician might not otherwise might be able to detect.
When there is a visual problem, the signal does not reach the brain properly and the vision does not develop normally. This is call Amblyopia, which occurs in 1 in 50 children.
Children with vision problems often face academic, social and athletic barriers. In the U.S. approximately 200,000 children are born each year with vision defects which can lead to Amblyopia. Amblyopia ranks as the leading cause of monocular blindness, ahead of such diseases as glaucoma and macular degeneration. Present testing methodologies have been ineffective in identifying these children. Today, only 4% of these children receive a timely referral to an eye care professional, where early intervention and treatment can be most effective.
We provide the newest computerized vision testing technology developed for the early detection of visual problems in your children. The America Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus recommend early vision screen during the infancy and the preschool years.