Scottish Government

Lorraine Murray, Ipsos MORI Scotland
John Ravenscroft, University of Edinburgh and Jennifer Skillen

ISBN 978 0 7559 9431 1 (Web only publication)
DPPAS 10274

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CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
2 METHODOLOGY
3 LITERATURE REVIEW
4 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS: MAIN FINDINGS
5 CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
APPPENDIX 1: SUMMARY OF THE PRIMARY 7 SIGHT TESTING PROCESSES IN FIFE AND LANARKSHIRE
APPENDIX 2: REFERENCES
APPENDIX 3: RECRUITMENT MATERIALS - COVERING LETTER TO PARENTS
APPENDIX 4: RECRUITMENT MATERIALS - INFORMATION SHEET FOR PARENTS
APPENDIX 5: RECRUITMENT MATERIALS - CONSENT FORM
APPENDIX 6: TELEPHONE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PARENTS
APPENDIX 7: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR OPTOMETRISTS
APPENDIX 8: GLOSSARY OF TERMS
APPENDIX 9: INFORMATION ON REFRACTIVE ERROR
APPENDIX 10: INFORMATION ON SNELLEN AND LOGMAR VISION TESTS

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do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.