Shaping Tomorrow’s Vision: Following up after school vision screening

At the NUH International Ophthalmology Scientific Congress 2026, Chi Ling Chan spoke about how technology can support follow-up in community care. Her presentation, “Technology in Community Care for the Last Mile,” used a school health pathway with three routine vision checks over nine years to illustrate the gaps between checks.

Chan focused on what happens after a child is referred. A care team may need to find out whether the child saw an optician, whether they received glasses, and whether anything is delaying either step.

Checking in after a referral can help care teams see which families need more support. The talk explored how technology can help teams stay in touch with families and follow their progress between scheduled checks.