To help ensure your child has a successful school year, make your child’s vision a priority. Prevent Blindness has declared August as Children’s Eye Health and Safety Awareness month, to help raise awareness that vision problems can lead to learning difficulties.

Catching vision problems early is the key to a lifetime of healthy vision. As a parent or caregiver, you want what’s best for your child and that starts with a comprehensive eye exam. Most children don’t even realize that cannot see clearly or notice their vision has changed.

We also need to be aware of the devastating effects of eye injuries. Every day there are approximately 100,000 eye injuries related to sports and physical activities.

One third of these injuries are happening to our children, of which 90% could have been prevented just by wearing protective eyewear.

Children Vision Facts

1 in 4 children have a vision problem

60% of children with learning difficulties have an undetected vision problem

80% of information children receive in the classroom is presented visually

Vision can affect sports performance, hand eye coordination, depth perception, eye tracking ability.

The Consumer Health Digest wants parents to be on the lookout for these warning signs their child may have a vision problem.

• Tilting the head or squinting to see the class board better or when watching TV
• Frequent eye rubbing when he’s trying to concentrate on something.
• Holding a book too close to his eyes or often sitting close to the TV.
• Consistently using his fingers to guide his eyes when reading.
• Closing one eye to read or watch TV.
• Excessive tearing without any tear-causing stimuli.
• Eye discomfort when using a computer or any digital device i.e digital eye strain.
• Sensitivity to light, which sometimes accompanied by headache or nausea.
• Wandering eyes.

Out of all of our senses, sight is probably the one we count on the most.

At Lake Nona Eye Care we are committed to quality, comprehensive eye exam and the overall health of your vision. Contact us today or an appointment.