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Children Should Prepare for the New School Year by Having a Comprehensive Eye Exam
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ONE OF THE MOST-IMPORTANT THINGS THAT PARENTS CAN DO TO PREPARE THEIR CHILD FOR A NEW SCHOOL-YEAR IS TO TAKE THEM TO AN EYE-DOCTOR, FOR A YEARLY, COMPREHENSIVE EYE-EXAM. ACCORDING TO THE "AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION", ONE-IN-FOUR STUDENTS WILL START SCHOOL THIS YEAR WITH AN UNDIAGNOSED VISION-PROBLEM THAT COULD IMPAIR THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN--AND COULD ULTIMATELY AFFECT THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE. IN ADDITION, THE FREQUENT USE OF DIGITAL DEVICES--BOTH AT HOME AND AT SCHOOL--CAN ALSO TAKE A TOLL ON A CHILD'S VISION. SOME WARNING-SIGNS THAT COULD INDICATE A POTENTIAL VISION-PROBLEM ARE: FREQUENT HEADACHES, SQUINTING WHILE READING OR WATCHING T-V, AND HOLDING READING-MATERIAL CLOSER THAN NORMAL. IF PARENTS NOTICE ANY OF THESE BEHAVIORS, THEY SHOULD SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEIR CHILD TO SEE AN EYE-DOCTOR. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CHILDREN'S VISION, VISIT "A-O-A"-DOT-ORG.
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