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Now You See Me, Now You Don't?
Vision Screening for Preschoolers
By Carma Haley
Testing for preschoolers is done in a way that helps place the child at ease. As the letters are replaced with pictures, shapes and objects, the characters the children are asked to identify are very common and well known. "Some pediatric optometrists will make the visit fun to help put the child -- and the parents -- at ease," says Saimovici. "The children may state that they see a cow on the screen and soon the room will be filled with 'moos.' It's a simple process and one that can help eliminate various stresses and frustrations for the children and their parents."
In addition to frustration, fear and anxiety related to vision problems, parents may also find their child suffering from headaches while attempting to read, color or draw. "My daughter would get headaches almost daily," says Renee Wheeler, a nurse's assistant from Columbus, Ohio. "She was in daycare for about six hours a day during the week. Each day when I would pick her up, she would begin telling me about her day and then inform me that she had another headache. When I asked her doctor about it, he asked me if I had ever had her vision checked. I hadn't done it to that point, but within a week she went to see an eye doctor."
