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Show Eye Clinic Scheduled Tuesday The Amblyopia Clinic will bc held in Moab Tuesday, March lb. from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Council Chambers of ihe Courthouse. This clinic is being sponsored spon-sored by the Moab Lions Club lo delect the "lay eye". It is important that all four and five year old preschool children participate in this free visual screening. A child's central vision develops gradually throughout the first six years of life. Lack of central vision in one eye is called amblyopia, a lazy eve. It is gradual in onscl and readily corrccliblc if discovered early. If the child was screened lasl year and is not in school, I he should be rescreened because visual defects can , develop rapidly, especially in this time of his life. In case visual defects are noted, referrals will be made for I professional examination and I follow-up for correction. |