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ATTENTION PARENTS!
Did you know that House Bill 706, the Early Childhood Development law, requires all children entering public preschool, Headstart or public school for the first time to have evidence of an eye examination (NOT A SCREENING) by an optometrist or ophthalmologist no later than January 1 of the school year?
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When Should A Child Get an Eye Examination?
The visual system of the newborn is poorly developed. Within the first six months of life, rapid changes occur in visual acuity, accommodation, and binocular vision. Interference with development
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Financial Resources Available for the Required Eye Examination
Information can be found about health insurance, the KVP and sight for Students. Click to read more.
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Learning Through Sight
About 75% of the school day is spent in visual activities - mainly reading and writing - and 80% of what a child learns is through the sense of sight. While school screenings and nurses are able to spot some vision deficiencies, many escape unnoticed.
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Required Eye Exams Revealing Kids' Ills
Dr. William Reynolds covered the 5-year-old's left eye while the boy read an eye chart. The boy's mother wondered aloud why an exam from an eye specialist was now required to enter Kentucky schools - especially since her son seemed to see fine. Then Reynolds covered the boy's other eye, and the youngster piped up, "Oh, that's the eye I don't see out of." Reynolds recalls the stunned mother almost falling out of her chair.
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Get Focused Eyecare Awareness Campaign
Vision Service Plan, along with the Explorit Science Center and the National Eye Institute, has developed an eyecare curriculum for teachers to integrate into their existing curriculum. The kit includes the curriculum, games, optical illusion cards and book, lenses, a Braille guide, an eye chart and other resources to help teachers conduct activities suggested in the curriculum.
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