Importance Of Eye Exams
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Importance of Eye Exams for Children
- About 80% of learning in a child’s first 12 years comes through the eyes (Check Yearly. See Clearly)
- 12.1 million school-age children in the United States have some form of vision problem (Prevent Blindness America)
- The American Optometric Association recommends that every child have a professional eye exam shortly after birth, by six months of age and again just prior to entering school (American Optometric Association)
- Children usually become nearsighted (myopic) between the ages of 8 and 12 (The Eye Digest)
- Up to 25% of school-age children may have vision problems that can affect learning
(College of Optometrists in Vision Development, August 2004) - Nearly 10 million kids have undetected vision problems (Jobson Optical Research 2006)
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