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Authier Miller Pape Eyecare proudly
offers a
Free Vision Assessment to all 3 year
olds.
OUR NEXT
SEE-TO-LEARN DATES ARE
January 13, 2009
April
14, 2009
July
14, 2009
October 13, 2009
PLEASE CALL FOR AN
APPOINTMENT.
Description of Program
SEE TO
LEARN®
Good vision is critical to learning, because more than 80
percent of learning is done visually. Yet studies indicate
that more than 20 percent of kindergarten children have vision
problems, and this number climbs to between 30 and 40 percent by
the time these children reach high school graduation.
Vision problems may keep many children from graduating from
high school, as more than 70 percent of juvenile delinquents and
60 percent of adults in literacy programs have vision problems.
SEE TO LEARN® was developed to reduce these statistics,
and optometrists from across the country are working together to
make sure all children can see to learn.
What is SEE TO LEARN®
SEE TO
LEARN®
is an innovative,
three-step preventive health program designed to ensure that
kindergarten children entering school can see to learn and to
educate parents and teachers about the warning signs of vision
problems in all school-age children.
- Step 1: Ongoing education to alert parents and educators
about the signs of vision problems in children of any age.
- Step 2: A free vision assessment for your three-year-old by
a participating Eye Care Council optometrist. This is designed
to detect vision conditions that require correction at an early
age. Although vision problems among the very young are generally
uncommon, some serious conditions like amblyopia (lazy eye) and
strabismus (turned eye), require care before age 5 to avoid
permanent loss of vision.
- Step 3: A professional vision examination by an optometrist
or ophthalmologist paid for by you, the parent, before or during
your child's first year of school. This is an important
investment that will help ensure that vision problems do not
affect your child's ability to learn and do well in
school.
Link to See
to Learn
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