Now is the time to get children ready for heading back to school. An
important item on the back to school “readiness” checklist should include an
eye exam. While most parents can easily observe that children today operate in
a very intense and demanding visual environment as they read, write, play
sports, use computers and tablets-but the eye doctors at The Eye Care &
Surgery Center want to be sure to remind parents that children use their eyes and vision as critical tools in the learning
process.
The most frequent eye problems we find in school age kids are the common
vision problems of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. Sometimes,
not having clear vision in the classroom can lead to the undeserved perception
of a behavioral problem or attention problem. What we know is that kids are
often unable to verbalize that they have a vision problem as they just don’t
recognize it. The earlier a vision problem is detected and treated, the more
likely treatment will be successful.
If you or someone you know needs a
Back to School eye exam for children, please come in and see us at The
Eye Care & Surgery Center at 908-789-8999, visit The Eye Care & Surgery Center or
facebook.com/eyecareandsurgerycenter.
With
locations at 592 Springfield Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey 07090, 10
Mountain Boulevard, Warren, New Jersey 07059 and 517 Route One South, Suite
1100, Iselin, New Jersey 08830, The Eye Care &
Surgery Center is a leading NJ eye care practice conveniently located for
patients from throughout central and northern New Jersey.
