We agree with Mowatt et al that compliance with occlusion is often better in younger children. Although vision testing at school entry is easier, coverage is higher, and treatment of amblyopia is ...

Providing the best screening that ensures optimal visual development in children is an enormous responsibility and one that pediatric primary care providers take very seriously. Over the last year, ...

When vision problems are caught at a younger age, there is a better chance they can be corrected before permanently affecting a child's vision, according to Dr. Christine Ferchoff, an optometrist in ...

It remains unclear whether a special ophthalmological examination of all children younger than 6 years (and potential follow-up treatments) would reduce the frequency and severity of visual impairment ...

Southwest Washington Republican lawmaker breaks with Trump over federal funding threat A southwest Washington Republican lawmaker is breaking with President Donald Trump's call to pull funding from ...

As part of “The Way We See It: Celebrate the Vision a Decade Later,” the Bettendorf Public Library Information Center, 2950 Learning Campus Drive, will host free vision screening for preschoolers from ...

The St. Clair County Health Department is offering free vision and hearing screenings for children entering preschool or kindergarten this fall. Screenings began Aug. 25 and continue through Sept. 3, ...

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Washtenaw County Health Department is offering free hearing and vision screenings now through August for children entering preschool or kindergarten. The screenings are required ...

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. (WNDU) - The Berrien County Health Department has announced the summer schedule for its pre-K and and preschool dental, hearing and vision screening clinics. These screenings are ...