Back to School Checklist Should Include an Eye Exam

Start the school year off right by making sure your children are ready to learn!  Eighty percent of what a child learns comes through their eyes.  One in four school-aged  children have an undiagnosed vision problem that interferes with learning.  Having an undiagnosed vision problem could greatly affect your child’s ability to learn.

A back to school exam should include a comprehensive eye examination with dilation.  A child’s first exam should be before 1 year of age, then during preschool, prior to kindergarten and then yearly.

Children sometimes will not complain about their vision…they don’t always know what they should be seeing.  Things to watch for include:

-           difficulty concentrating on school work

-          poor reading comprehension

-          headaches

-          blinking

-          frequent eye rubbing or squinting

-          blurred vision

Scheduling an appointment with an optometrist is the best way to ensure your child has the vision necessary to learn.

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