{"id":6360,"date":"2021-07-28T16:01:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T16:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/?p=6360"},"modified":"2021-07-28T16:01:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T16:01:22","slug":"childrens-eye-health-and-safety-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hancockhealth.apgar.digital\/ja\/2021\/07\/childrens-eye-health-and-safety-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s Eye Health and Safety Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Children\u2019s Eye Health and Safety Awareness Month<\/h1>\n\n
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August is Children\u2019s Eye Health and Safety Awareness Month. What does that mean exactly? It means that healthy vision is an integral part of living a healthy life. Getting children the vision correction they need early on can help them do better in school and lead happier, healthier lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Roughly 80% of the material presented in classrooms is done so visually, as this is what generally appeals to the younger crowd. It goes without saying, then, that children who have untreated or undiagnosed vision problems find it really difficult to pay attention and learn alongside their peers in school. In fact, about 60% of children with learning difficulties have an undetected vision problem. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Vision also affects how children see and interact with the everyday world around them<\/a>. Hand-eye coordination, depth perception, and eye-tracking ability all depend on healthy vision. Some common activities that involve these skills include safely riding a bike, reading or watching a television show, drawing or writing, and playing sports.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Early detection of vision problems in children is key, which is why this month is dedicated to drawing awareness to the importance of regular exams. Believe it or not, children should be getting an eye exam starting as young as 6 months, which should then be repeated at age 3. Regular exams should follow once children reach school age. An eye doctor will look for the more common problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, lazy eye, crossed eyes, drooping of the eyelid, and color blindness. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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It is sometimes difficult for a parent to know when something is wrong with a child because they may not have the words to describe how they feel. Some red flags that your child may have vision problems include:<\/p>\n<\/div>

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