Children/Adults
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"ONE IN FOUR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN HAS AN UNDIAGNOSED VISION PROBLEM THAT INTERFERES WITH LEARNING"
ACCORDING TO THE VISION COUNCIL OF AMERICA. APPROXIMATELY 80% OF WHAT A CHILD LEARNS IN THE FIRST 8 YEARS IS THROUGH THEIR VISION. CHILDREN'S EYES ARE ALMOST FULLY DEVELOPED BY AGE NINE AND CAN BE AIDED OR TRAINED AS EARLY AS 6 MONTHS. |
WHEN VISION PROBLEMS OCCUR, THE CHILD MAY FIND DIFFICULTY IN READING OR IDENTIFYING LETTERS, NUMBERS AND SYMBOLS TO FULLY INTEGRATE THE BASIC FUNDAMENTALS OF EDUCATION.
POTENTIALLY TREATABLE PROBLEMS OFTEN CAUSE CHILDREN TO BE LABELED AS DYSFUNCTIONAL OR "SLOW" SO THESE PROBLEMS CAN AND SHOULD BE DETECTED PRIOR TO FULL OCULAR DEVELOPMENT. WHILE YOUR CHILD MAY APPEAR TO SEE PERFECTLY WELL, YOU CANNOT BE CERTAIN WITHOUT A PROFESSIONAL VISION EXAM SINCE SCHOOL VISION SCREENINGS CAN ONLY DETECT 20 TO 30 PERCENT OF ALL EYE PROBLEMS. TO ENSURE YOUR CHILD MAINTAIN THE BEST VISION POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF HIS/HER LIFE. YOU SHOULD SCHEDULE A PROFESSIONAL EYE EXAM EVERY YEAR BEGINNING AT AGE THREE.
POTENTIALLY TREATABLE PROBLEMS OFTEN CAUSE CHILDREN TO BE LABELED AS DYSFUNCTIONAL OR "SLOW" SO THESE PROBLEMS CAN AND SHOULD BE DETECTED PRIOR TO FULL OCULAR DEVELOPMENT. WHILE YOUR CHILD MAY APPEAR TO SEE PERFECTLY WELL, YOU CANNOT BE CERTAIN WITHOUT A PROFESSIONAL VISION EXAM SINCE SCHOOL VISION SCREENINGS CAN ONLY DETECT 20 TO 30 PERCENT OF ALL EYE PROBLEMS. TO ENSURE YOUR CHILD MAINTAIN THE BEST VISION POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF HIS/HER LIFE. YOU SHOULD SCHEDULE A PROFESSIONAL EYE EXAM EVERY YEAR BEGINNING AT AGE THREE.
AS ADULTS, OUR HAND-EYE COORDINATION BECOMES IMPERATIVE FOR SUCH EVERYDAY TASKS AS DRIVING, READING, ATHLETIC AND OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVITIES YET WE TAKE OUR VISION FOR GRANTED. SEVERAL FACTORS AFFECT VISION THROUGHOUT THE DAY, SUCH AS POOR LIGHTING, UV LIGHT RAYS, WORK HAZARDS AND ROUTINE EXPOSURE TO COMPUTERS. THE VISION COUNCIL OF AMERICA ESTIMATES THAT "MORE THAN 10 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFER SERIOUS VISION AND HEALTH PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF COMPUTER USAGE." ANNUAL EYE EXAMS HELP DETECT AND MONITOR THE EFFECTS OF A LIFE TIME OF EYE STRAIN, IMPROPER LIGHTING AND HEREDITARY CONDITIONS. THEY CAN ALSO HELP IDENTIFY SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND DIABETES.
