Vision and Hearing

Healthy People 2010 Objective Details

Focus Area	Objective
28- Vision and Hearing	28-01 – Dilated eye examinations at appropriate intervals (exam every 2 years, age adjusted, aged 18 years and over)
28- Vision and Hearing	28-02 – Vision screening for children (aged 5 years and under)
28- Vision and Hearing	28-03 – Uncorrected visual impairment due to refractive errors (age adjusted per 1,000 standard population, aged 12 years and over)
28- Vision and Hearing	28-04 – Blindness and visual impairment in children and adolescents (per 1,000 standard population, aged 17 years and under)
28- Vision and Hearing	28-05 – Visual impairment due to diabetic retinopathy (age adjusted per 1,000 standard population, aged 18 years and over with diabetes)
28- Vision and Hearing	28-06 – Visual impairment due to glaucoma in adults (age adjusted per 1,000 standard population, aged 45 years and over)
28- Vision and Hearing	28-07 – Visual impairment due to cataract in adults (age adjusted, per 1,000 standard population, aged 65 years and over)
28- Vision and Hearing	28-08a – Occupational eye injuries resulting in lost work days (per 10,000 full-time workers in private industry) [New]
28- Vision and Hearing	28-08b – Occupational eye injuries treated in emergency departments (per 10,000 full-time workers) [New]
28- Vision and Hearing	28-09a – Use of protective eyewear at home always or most of the time – Children (aged 6 to 17 years) [New]
28- Vision and Hearing	28-09b – Use of protective eyewear at home always or most of the time – Adults (age adjusted, aged 18 years and over) [New]
28- Vision and Hearing	28-10a – Use of vision rehabilitation services by visually impaired persons (age adjusted per 1,000 standard population, aged 18 years and over)
28- Vision and Hearing	28-10b – Use of visual adaptive devices by visually impaired persons (age adjusted, aged 18 years and over)
28- Vision and Hearing	28-11a – Newborns receiving hearing screening before age 1 month [New]
28- Vision and Hearing	28-11b – Infants with possible hearing loss receiving hearing evaluation before age 3 months [New]
28- Vision and Hearing	28-11c – Infants with hearing loss receiving intervention services before age 6 months [New]
28- Vision and Hearing	28-12 – Otitis media – Children and adolescents (per 1,000 persons, aged under 18 years)
28- Vision and Hearing	28-13a – Use of hearing aids by hearing impaired adults (per 1,000 persons aged 20 to 69 years) [New]
28- Vision and Hearing	28-13b – New cochlear implants by deaf or very hard of hearing persons (per 10,000 persons) [New]
28- Vision and Hearing	28-13c – Use of hearing aids by hearing impaired adults (per 1,000 persons aged 70 years and over) [New]
28- Vision and Hearing	28-13d – Use of assistive listening devices by adults with hearing loss (per 1,000 persons aged 70 years and over) [New]
28- Vision and Hearing	28-14a – Hearing examination in last 5 years – Adults (age adjusted, aged 20 to 69 years) [New]
28- Vision and Hearing	28-14b – Hearing examination in last 5 years – Adults (aged 70 years and over) [New]
28- Vision and Hearing	28-14c – Hearing examination in last 5 years – Adolescents (aged 12 to 19 years) [New]
28- Vision and Hearing	28-15 – Primary care provider referrals for hearing evaluation and treatment
28- Vision and Hearing	28-16a – Use of ear protection devices when exposed to loud noises among adults (age adjusted per 1,000 standard population, aged 20 to 69 years) [New]
28- Vision and Hearing	28-16b – Use of ear protection devices when exposed to loud sounds or noise per 1,000 adolescents (aged 12 to 19 years) [New]
28- Vision and Hearing	28-17 – Audiometric notches (both ears) signifying noise-induced hearing loss (per 1,000 population, aged 12 to 19 years)
28- Vision and Hearing	28-18 – Audiometric notches (both ears) signifying noise-induced hearing loss (age adjusted per 1,000 standard population, aged 20 to 69 years)

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