a) School age children:
1) Massachusetts Battery of tests:
A) Phoria near and far:
- i) For children in first grade, target alignment outside a defined area for both near and far modes constitutes a failure.
- ii) For children in second grade and above, target alignment outside a defined area for either near or far modes constitutes a failure.
- B) Visual acuity. The correct identification of three or fewer of the monocular symbols constitutes a failure.
- C) Hyperopia. The correct identification of four or more of the monocular symbols constitutes a failure.
- 2) Color discrimination. The correct identification of five or fewer of the eight targets constitutes a failure.
- 3) BRL (both right and left). The correct identification of three or fewer of the five letters in each of the three columns constitutes a failure.
b) Preschool and Kindergarten grade children:
- 1) Michigan Preschool Test. The correct identification of three or fewer of the monocular symbols constitutes a failure.
- 2) HOTV (stereoscopic or distance screening). The correct identification of three or fewer of the monocular symbols constitutes a failure.
Pass/fail criteria shall refer to the initial screening test. Referral criteria shall refer to the rescreening test. Pass/fail and referral criteria are identical standards as presented below:
(Source: Added at 23 Ill. Reg. 4278, effective March 26, 1999)