|
Most three year-olds are beginning preschool or are engaged in developmental appropriate learning and it is essential to determine that the three year-olds’ visual system is working properly at this stage. The visual system develops like all neurological development. If problems go undetected, visual development is often delayed or halted and learning is greatly complicated for a child that cannot see properly.
The Nebraska Foundations for Children’s Vision is currently addressing the cost barrier that exists with ALL of health care, by administering the SEE TO LEARN® program. SEE TO LEARN® is a three-step preventative health program designed to ensure that kindergarten children entering school can see to learn. This program also educates parents and teachers about the warning signs of vision problems in all school-age children.
- Step 1: Ongoing education to alert parents and educators about the signs of vision problems in children of any age.
- Step 2: A free vision assessment for your three-year old by a participating Eye Care Council eye care professional. This is designed to detect vision conditions that require correction at an early age.
- Step 3: A professional vision examination by an eye care professional paid for by, the parent before or during the child’s first year of school. This is an important investment that will help ensure that vision problems do not affect a child’s ability to learn and do well in school.
To locate participating Eye Care Council doctors in your area, click here or call 1-800-960-EYES.
|
