NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Doctors and teachers recommend eye exams to be a part of your child’s back-to-school checklist. The American Optometric Association said one in four children start school ...

KNOXVILLE (WATE) – With school starting, a teacher might realize your child has a hard time reading the board in a classroom or focusing on words in a text book. These can be signs of vision problems.

Unlock Your Child’s Potential with Clearer Vision Academic struggles can damage a child’s self-esteem, leading them to believe they aren’t “smart enough.” Often, they just need the right visual tools ...

Are we seeing the signs and symptoms of ADHD clearly? A 2024 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed a staggering uptick in ADHD diagnoses among American children. But many ...

As a child, Kathryn Marxen-Simonson often felt embarrassed by her poor eyesight and did not want to stand out from other kids. At school, she wouldn’t use tools like magnifiers that could have helped ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Preschool-aged children should have an annual vision screening for early identification of vision disorders. The ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gov. Mike DeWine wants to spend $50 million to provide comprehensive eye exams and glasses to young Ohio students who fail school vision screenings. Only about 20% of students who ...

As many as 30% of children and teens across the world were nearsighted in 2023, a new study has revealed. Diagnoses of nearsightedness (myopia) are expected to worsen over the next two decades, ...

Vizavance Celebrates 60 Years of Service - Providing Free Vision Screening in Oklahoma Schools Our vision screenings ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prevent Blindness announced the debut of its new Children’s Vision Health Map, an online interactive tool that ...

Accurately diagnosing a problem is only the first step in solving it. Last year, I wrote about the lack of an optical department at Akron Children's Hospital's Vision Center. Many of their patients, ...

The Misdiagnosis Trap: It is important to note that these symptoms—distractibility, avoidance of work, and fidgeting—closely mimic the symptoms of ADHD and dyslexia. Studies suggest that a significant ...