Does Your Child's Back to School List Include An Eye Exam?

Parents often overlook the importance of getting their child in for an eye exam. The emphasis for children's health is typically on making sure they have their shots and are on track physically. 

When a child’s eyes are not seeing things properly it can slow their development in identifying colours, reading and socializing with other kids. It can also affect their self esteem.

Eye exams for children play an important role in ensuring normal vision development and academic achievement of all kids. Vision is closely linked to the learning process. Children with undetected vision problems often will have trouble with their schoolwork. 

Many times, children will not complain of vision problems simply because they don't know what "normal" vision looks like.

Infants should have their first comprehensive eye exam at the age of 6 months. The next eye exam should happen around the age of 3 and additional exams at about age 5 or 6 and every two years after that. If your child is in need of eyeglasses or contact lenses, it's vital to have annual exams.

Early eye exams also are important because children need the following abilities related to good eyesight for learning:

• Near vision
• Distance vision
• Binocular (two eyes) coordination
• Eye movement skills
• Focusing skills
• Peripheral awareness
• Hand-eye coordination

If your child is performing poorly at school, be sure to have his or her eyes examined by an eye doctor to rule out an underlying visual cause.

Treatment plans following your eye exam can include a prescription for glasses or contact lenses to correct refractive errors, vision therapy or strabismus surgery for binocular vision problems, medical treatment for eye disease or simply a recommendation that you have your eyes examined again within a specific time frame. 
 
Your eye doctor also may recommend that you take eye vitamins or vision supplements to maintain good eye health or to help alleviate specific problems like dry eyes.
No matter who you are, regular eye exams are important for seeing more clearly, learning more easily and preserving your vision for life.

Take advantage of Metro Eyes’ annual “Back To School” event and allow your children (0-16years) enjoy the ‘Right to Sight, benefiting from our annual free eye examination, as well as:

Buy frame and get free lens  (Special Orders and really High Powers @half price) 

Every child that comes to the clinic for an eye test during the period gets a gift.

This event runs from 1^st August – 19^th October, 2013.

Visit any Metro Eye Clinic Practice Centres today and let your wards benefit from the Back to School Promo (FREE COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAMINATION for children aged 0 – 16 years)

Lagos Practice Centre pmikoyi@metroeyesng.com:
22, Keffi Street, Off Awolowo Road, S.W. Ikoyi, Lagos | 0704 527 1682

Abuja Practice Centre pmabuja@metroeyesng.com:
Suite 17, Uturu Plaza, Plot 653, T.O.S. Benson Crescent, Off Okonjo-Iweala Way, Utako District, Abuja | 0704 318 6929

Sango Ota Practice Centre pmotta@metroeyesng.com:
89, Idiroko Road, Joju Roundabout, Sango Ota, Ogun State | 0704 283 4173

Ibadan Practice Centres pmibadan@metroeyesng.com:
4, Oluyole Way (Favos Road), Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State | 0704 283 4174
1, Irepodun Close, Ososami Junction, Ring Road, Ibadan, Oyo State | 0704 446 8099

Suite 1, ESMAK Plaza, Opposite General Gas, Akobo, Ibadan, Oyo State | 0704 348 1970