When should my child have an eye exam?
Eye doctors recommend that children have their first eye exam at the age of 6 months old to ensure that their eyes are developing normally. After this initial visit, doctors recommend that you bring your child in for a second eye exam every year or at least by age 2 or 3, and then again before they start school at the age of 5 or 6 years old.
*Eye exams for children are extremely important, because 5 to 10 percent of preschoolers and 25 percent of school-aged children have vision problems.
* Early identification of a child's vision problem can be crucial because children often are more responsive to treatment when problems are diagnosed early. Early detection and vision correction can help with a child's behavior and the way they interact and respond to the world around them.
One of the most common questions we are asked about children's eye exams....
Q: How can you do an eye exam if my child can't speak or read?
A: Dr. Cameron uses hand held devices and a special set of skills to read and look into your child's eyes. Your child's eyes speaks its own language that Dr. Cameron understands.
Example: Glasses can't talk but we can read its prescription
*Eye exams for children are extremely important, because 5 to 10 percent of preschoolers and 25 percent of school-aged children have vision problems.
* Early identification of a child's vision problem can be crucial because children often are more responsive to treatment when problems are diagnosed early. Early detection and vision correction can help with a child's behavior and the way they interact and respond to the world around them.
One of the most common questions we are asked about children's eye exams....
Q: How can you do an eye exam if my child can't speak or read?
A: Dr. Cameron uses hand held devices and a special set of skills to read and look into your child's eyes. Your child's eyes speaks its own language that Dr. Cameron understands.
Example: Glasses can't talk but we can read its prescription