For children aged 6-18, the AOA recommends an eye exam before the first year of school and annually afterward. Signs of potential vision problems include:

• Complaints of discomfort and fatigue

• Frequent eye rubbing or blinking

• Short attention span

• Avoiding reading and other close activities

• Frequent headaches

• Covering one eye

• Tilting the head to one side

• Holding reading materials close to the face

• Eye turns in or out -Seeing double

• Losing place when reading

• Difficulty remembering reading material
  
  

Furthermore, the special needs community is vastly underrepresented in health and eye care. Our eye doctors are insistent on taking the time and sometimes creative ways to properly assess and examine these patients. We have a compassionate understanding of the challenges faced by this community and their caretakers and are happy to do everything within our ability to meet each unique need.