An InfantSEE® assessment between six and 12 months of age is recommended to determine if an infant is at risk for eye or vision disorders. It is a federally funded service that is FREE regardless of family income or health coverage.
Since many eye problems arise from conditions that can be identified by an eye doctor in the infant's first year of life, a parent can give an infant a great gift by seeking an InfantSEE® assessment in addition to the wellness evaluation of the eyes that is done by a pediatrician or family practice doctor.
Why worry about this?
Children cannot always help themselves. Most vision conditions are painless and present since birth so kids do not know anything is wrong. They assume that their vision is normal. Worse, vision disorders can result in serious learning problems and at times, even behavioral issues.
Often these issues only come up in school and may be misdiagnosed as attention deficit disorder by teachers. However, teachers are trained to teach, not pick up visual disorders. This is where the American Optometric Association comes in. An eye exam is recommended for all infants, then at age 2, and age 4-5. *
* Information provided by Dr. Scott Morris, OD
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