It can be stopped and reversed, but it needs to be caught early with a vision screening.
Your child's first vision screening will probably be done by your family doctor, pediatrician, or the school nurse, not an eye specialist.
The benefits package includes hospital and clinic care, immunizations, prescriptions, vision screenings and glasses, mental health services and, in some cases, dental services.
Deputy Registrars receive service fees of $3.50 for each vehicle, driver license and ID card transaction and $.90 for each vision screening performed.
And also contacting soup kitchens, libraries, and schools and asking if they would need vision screenings, for example, for the people who were there.
The AAO recommends that vision screening start around age 3 and occur each year at ages 4 and 5.
You must pass a vision screening, and may be asked to take other exams to determine if you can safely operate a vehicle.
All children receive multiple screenings throughout the year, such as dental exams, vision screenings and hearing tests.
The program emphasizes preventative measures and education along with vision screening and eye surgery camps.
The list of screening activities are vision screening (eyesight test), spinal screening, pubertal screening, review of health conditions (where applicable).