Vision screening

Luxembourg has a vision screening programme that monitors your child from the age of 10 months until they start preschool.

These check-ups are free of charge and voluntary.

Vision test 10 and vision test 40

These free vision screenings are intended for children aged 10 months and 40 months (just over 3 years old).

Parents will receive a letter inviting them to bring their child in for this voluntary vision screening. Appointments can be made via the Guichet.lu platform with or without logging in.

Vision screening

The screening is conducted by a qualified orthoptist who checks:

• the parallelism of the eyes,
• the quality of binocular vision,
• visual acuity and refraction.

The vision test is not an ophthalmological examination

It is important to note that the vision screening is not an ophthalmological examination:

• this test does not check the back of the eye,
• no medical prescriptions can be issued during this test.

Vision test results

• The results of the vision test are added to the child's health record.
• The date of the next screening is also indicated.

Intermediate vision test

Additional tests can be carried out at different ages if the vision test 10/40 was incomplete or special monitoring is required. Children may also be invited to take part in vision screening when they are 4 years old if they did not have the vision test 40.

In the event of problems

If there are any vision problems, the orthoptist gives the parents a letter to send to the ophthalmologist. This letter gives the results of the vision screening.

The orthoptist will advise parents to consult an ophthalmologist of their choice in the event of:

• family history (significant vision problems),
• suspected refractive error,
• poorly defined or insufficient sight,
• binocular vision anomaly,
• visible ocular abnormality or abnormality detectable by screening.

From the first year of preschool

All preschool children in state establishments and some private schools are examined once a year at the age of 3 and 4 (1st and 2nd years of preschool).

For 3 and 4-year-olds, the vision test includes:

• assessment of eyesight and stereoscopic vision,
• examination of ocular motility and convergence,
• identification of apparent or latent strabismus.

In the event of problems

If vision problems are detected or suspected, the orthoptics service notifies the parents in writing and advises them to make an appointment with an ophthalmologist of their choice.

The ophthalmologist reports their conclusions to the orthoptics service, which informs the school medical service for the sector concerned.

The school medical service records the results of the orthoptic assessment and the ophthalmological examination in the child's school health record.