Did You Know?

• 80% of learning is visual but only 14% of kids get eye exams
• Many children with convergence insufficiency, an easily treated eye condition that affects reading, are often misdiagnosed with a learning disability, dyslexia, or ADD/ADHD
• Eye problems can cause fatigue, poor school performance, headaches, or avoiding near work
• 5% of adults have permanent vision loss from lazy eye, a condition totally treatable if caught in early childhood
• Contact lenses can safely be used by pediatric patients
• Every child deserves a good eye exam in an eye doctors office to maximize their potential in the classroom
• School screenings are NOT eye exams and miss 60% of vision disorders
• Children should be seen in infancy, at age 3, age 5, then every 2 years thereafter