Show T s' s U E lt Test Your Childs Child's Vision The figures are are surprising ing one om in Ip four school age children needs eye care One in 23 children has a vision problem Its It's just possible that your son or daughter may be one of f these children And poor eyesight can cause related problems If your child trips over objects and appears clum clumsy y 0 t i II I I complains of headaches has trou trouble ble reading blinks frowns squints or rubs his hili eyes has inflamed swollen or watery eyes or even has u a behavior problem in school it is just possible he is suffering suffer ing ng from troubled vision Its It's important even if your child doesn't have any unusual symptoms symptoms symptoms sym sym- for him to have havea a thorough eye ye examination by bya a professional before Lefore he reaches age 3 and between the years of 6 and 20 an annual eye examination is ill recommended An eye examination has various aspects The doctor will test for eye disease by look looking In closely into the eyes Then hell he'll use a strange strange look look ing apparatus to do a refraction ton tion which tells how the eye handles incoming light rays He can tell from this whether a child is sighted near-sighted or sighted far Only by a professional test- test not the simplified screening tests conducted at lit school school- can the real cause of eye ey trouble be detected Then with all the facts the doctor can work out the perfect prescription or or recommend the right exercises for visual training |