Take advantage of going back to school to check your child's vision

Many times learning difficulties come hand in hand with visual problems, therefore Back to school is a good time to check your child's vision.

The health of your eyes is essential for you to have adequate school development. Many times they are labeled as bad students when there is a visual problem. A complete ophthalmologic examination will ensure a good performance of the child during the school year.

In young children, between the year and two years of life, an ophthalmologist must perform a complete eye exam that allows the detection of eye abnormalities, possible refractive defects, as well as ruling out the presence of strabismus.

From there, it is convenient to perform annual checks up to seven or eight years, age at which visual learning ends. From the age of nine, checks every two years until the age of majority.

Childhood is a key moment to detect any vision problem in your children. Early detection will allow a more effective treatment and therefore a better prognosis for the future.

Take these days to go to the ophthalmologist and rule out any problems, or give the necessary treatment if there is one. This will help you have a better school year.