August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month

Telltale signs of vision problems are squinting, headaches, lack of concentration, or reading comprehension.

Through a Child’s Eyes

What are some practical things you can do for children’s eye safety? One thing is to schedule an eye exam for your child. We normally think of vision declining in adulthood. However, congenital conditions can develop much earlier. This impairs learning and may be a reason for low grades. Your child’s eye doctor can help detect refractive errors such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism as well as the following diseases:

Amblyopia (lazy eye)
Strabismus (crossed eyes)
Ptosis (drooping of the eyelid)
Color deficiency (color blindness)

Telltale signs of vision problems are squinting, headaches, lack of concentration, or reading comprehension. Remote learning involves more screen time. Staring at the light they emit may require eyeglasses with special filters to reduce eye strain.

Eye care professionals—optometrists or ophthalmologists—can display eye charts that display eye anatomy and physiology. Disorders of the Eye illustrates glaucoma, melanoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, blepharitis, conjunctivitis, exotropia and esotropia (strabismus). View available posters, including one for pediatrics, within the Vision collection.

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Children’s Eye Health and Safety

Through a Child’s Eyes

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