Standard School Screenings Are Not Enough To Ensure Students See Well

South Florida experts say “Standard school-provided screenings are not enough to ensure students can read that smartboard or tablet”.

According to the American Optometric Association, nearly 25 percent of school-age children have vision problems and are not receiving adequate professional eye and vision care. Only about one-third of all children have an eye examination or vision screening prior to entering school.

Dr. James Hagen, an optometrist in Kendall said “The reason that this generation sees so poorly is that they are the first generation born into technology where their whole life they’ve had computers, iPads and iPhones,”. Myopia, also known as nearsightedness, is a vision condition in which close objects are seen clearly, but objects farther away appear blurred.

To know more information you can read the original article by Crystal Chew published on miamiherald.com

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