Regular eye exams are crucial for your child’s visual development and in turn your child’s overall development as studies have shown that up to 80 percent of what a child learns is presented visually.

As early as six months of age, basic eye functions such as fixation – how well you can view a stable object, binocularity – how well your eyes work together, and field of vision can be assessed.

Furthermore, ocular diseases in children such as congenital cataracts or retinoblastoma have a much better prognosis if diagnosed and treated early. Early detection is also key to treating conditions more common conditions such as amblyopia (lazy eye) and strabismus which have a much better prognosis if treatment is initiated early on. If a lazy eye is left untreated in a child then there is a possibility of permanent loss of potential visual acuity.

We recommend a child’s first eye examination between 6 months and 12 months of age followed by annual eye examinations through elementary and high school up to age 18. 25% of all children have vision problems 80% of all learning is visual 3% of children have a lazy eye