Although we are in the middle of summer, school will be starting
soon. According to a recently released National Eye Institute (NEI)
report, only about one-third of the nation's children are having their vision
tested. Since undetected vision problems in children can have a large
impact on normal development, negatively affect performance both
academically and socially, as well as long-lasting implications to the
child's life, routine vision testing is very important for this part of our
population. In my clinical experience, children, being very adaptable,
rarely complain that they are not seeing well. This is true even for the
children that are already wearing a correction and know what it means to
have sharp vision. Commonly, I will ask a child "How are you seeing with
your glasses," to be answered, "good." I will then proceed to check their
acuity and find it to be significantly decreased to the point that the parent in
the room will ask "How are you even able to see that I am your mother?"
When getting all the supplies ready for school to start, don't forget to have
their eyes checked. You can learn even more about children's vision
here.
Message from Dr. Maller
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