The correct answer is False,
One in five children has a vision disorder. Not knowing any differently, many of these children accept poor vision and other eye ailments as normal. If left unchecked, serious long-term effects can happen.
Correct!
More than 80% of a child’s learning is based on vision.
The correct answer is True,
In fact, one out of six children diagnosed with a learning disability actually has a correctable vision problem
Eye doctors (optometrist or ophthalmologist) can prescribe corrective lenses or vision therapy.
Taking your child to an eye doctor for a comprehensive eye exam is an important investment in your child's overall health.
It is important children have a complete eye exam by six months, at three years, before entering school and regularly thereafter.
An eye doctor can complete this test even if your child doesn’t know how to read. An eye doctor can use shapes, animals and other child-friendly ways to evaluate vision and eye health.
Vision screenings offered by your family doctor or the school nurse are limited in evaluating a child’s overall eye health. Many serious eye conditions don’t have obvious symptoms. A thorough eye exam by an eye doctor is the only way to know for sure.
The treatment of lazy eye and crossed eyes in a child's early years is critical, as these conditions become more difficult - and sometimes impossible to correct as the child ages.
A complete eye exam is required to determine visual-performance problems, including:
1. Poor coordination of the eyes
2. Turned eye
3. Eye movement defects
4. Poor hand-eye coordination
5. Difficulties controlling focus