Healthy Vision Month
May is Healthy Vision Month , and we are reminding patients that eye care is for everyone. Preventative eye care can help ensure that everyone has good vision throughout life. Eye conditions and diseases can strike at any time in life, destroying healthy vision. Infants and toddlers should be screened for common childhood eye problems, such as strabismus and amblyopia, during their regular pediatric appointments. Vision testing is recommended for all children starting at around 3 years of age. Some warning signs in children include wandering or crossed eyes, family history of childhood vision problems, redness, discharge, a disinterest in reading, viewing distant objects closing one eye when outside, or excessive blinking. Young adults and middle-aged patients can be affected by eye problems also. Those at risk for disease include people with diabetes, those over age 60, African-Americans over age 40, patients who wear contact lenses and those with a family history of ey