Your child’s first year can be a whirlwind of checkups and pediatrician appointments, but did you know they should also be visiting an eye doctor during their first year?

According to the American Optometric Association (AOA), your child should receive their initial comprehensive eye exam at just 6 months old. Even if no eye development or vision problems are found, they should continue to receive additional exams at age three, just before kindergarten and every year thereafter.

During their early years children grow and develop so quickly, and so do their eyes and visual system. All parents want their children to thrive, and clear vision is so important for their future academic success.¹

Scheduling regular comprehensive eye exams for your child will help your eye doctor notice any potential vision issues, so they can prescribe the right treatment to get your child’s vision back on track.

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Meet Dr. Kwan Dr.

Justin Kwan is a 2009 graduate of the UC Berkeley College of Optometry, and completed a contact lens and dry eye residency at the Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO). He taught and saw patients there for eight years before moving to Chicago in 2018, joining a private practice. In April 2020, he transitioned to CooperVision full time in the role of senior manager, myopia management. In his 13-year career, he has given over 100 hours of continuing education. Dr. Kwan is the current president of the Chicago North Side Optometric Society, immediate past chair of the Fellows Doing Research SIG of the American Academy of Optometry, editor in chief of Clinical & Refractive Optometry, and a member of the Intrepid Eye Society.

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References:
1. Paul Glewwe, et al. A better vision for development: Eyeglasses and academic performance in rural primary schools in China, Journal of Development Economics, Volume 122, 2016, Pages 170-182, ISSN 0304-3878, [ Ссылка ].

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