06/18/2021
Children who have trouble seeing can encounter difficulties at school because their motor skills, social development, attention span and ability to read, write and learn may be affected. In some cases, a child can even be misdiagnosed with having behavioral or learning disabilities, because they are unable to see or keep focus, when all they require is a pair of eyeglasses.
Many parents believe that their child would let them know if they were having trouble seeing, but children often can’t identify they have a vision problem because they don’t know what normal vision looks like.
The Ontario Association of Optometrists recommends that children have their first eye exam at six months, another at age three, and then every 12 months thereafter, or as recommended by the optometrist.