InfantSEE®

Helping Infants to Establish a Lifetime of Healthy Vision


At Layton Visual Center we encourage parents to include a trip to the optometrist on the list of well-baby check-ups. Early detection of eye conditions is the best way to ensure a baby has healthy vision for successful development-now and in the future. Your baby’s first visit to your doctor of optometry for a comprehensive eye assessment should be scheduled at six months of age. The optometrist will test for visual acuity, excessive or unequal amounts of nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism, evaluate eye alignment, and examine eye teaming ability.

The health of your baby’s eyes will be assessed as well. Although problems are not common, it is important to identify children who have specific risk factors at this stage. Vision development and eye health problems can be more easily corrected if treatment is begun early.

America's Vision Gets Blurrier

A new study shows that nearsightedness is up 66 percent since the 1970s. A new study conducted by the National Eye Institute shows that the rate of nearsightedness, or myopia, in Americans has increased from 25 percent in the 1970s to a staggering 41 percent this year.

The study didn't examine the causes of such an increase, but experts told "Good Morning America" the reasons could include genetics or poor outdoor lighting. Another possible reason could be an increase in "near work"-like reading, surfing the Web or texting. america-s-vision-gets-blurrier-

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