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Written By: John Fuda
2006-06-22 02:00:00
FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER AND AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION CELEBRATE INFANTSEE™ ’s FIRST BIRTHDAY BY ANNOUNCING RESULTS OF THE PROGRAM’S SUCCESS
Assessments Show that 1 in 20 Babies Have Risk for Abnormal Prescription Status
LAS VEGAS (June 22, 2006) – Assessment results from the first year of InfantSEE™, a no-cost public health program developed to provide professional eye care for infants nationwide, show that 1 in 20 babies were found to be at risk for an abnormal prescription status, reaffirming the need for this valuable program. Further, optometrists found overall need for concern in one out of 14 infants. During InfantSEE™’s first year, nearly 50,000 infants have been served by the program, and the AOA has analyzed 10 percent of the results (5,000 cases). Results are being presented by the American Optometric Association (AOA), in partnership with The Vision Care Institute of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. at AOA’s annual meeting in Las Vegas.
Under this program, supported by former President Jimmy Carter, honorary national chair and spokesman, participating optometrists provide a one-time, comprehensive eye assessment to infants in their first year of life, offering early detection of potential eye and vision problems at no cost, regardless of income.
“As parents, we regularly take our children to the dentist to help prevent cavities. Likewise, we should take our babies to the 
optometrist to help prevent potential eye and vision problems,” said former President Carter. “Given my family’s experience managing vision problems that were not caught early, I strongly encourage all parents with babies to visit an optometrist for an InfantSEE assessment during the first year of their child’s life and I applaud AOA for providing parents this opportunity.”
Public health experts agree that visual development is most dramatic between 6 and 12 months of age and that early detection can prevent and help reduce the threat of serious vision impairments. In fact, one in every 10 children is at risk from undiagnosed eye and vision problems.
“Optometrists, through their clinical education, training and experience, have the means to provide the most effective primary eye and vision services to children, as a complement to routine well-care exams given by pediatricians,” said Scott Jens, O.D., F.A.A.O. and InfantSEE chairman. “The AOA and InfantSEE volunteer optometrists are proud to continue offering this service to parents and their infants.”
Although infants cannot respond verbally, the first year of life is an ideal time to conduct an extensive eye assessment. Not only is this a critical time for eye and vision development, but generally children at this age do not yet fear doctor visits and find the assessment painless and often enjoyable. Typically, infants sit on their parent’s lap during the assessment, in which the optometrist uses lights and other hand held objects to check that their eyes are working together and that there are no significant refractive issues that will impede proper vision development. To learn more about InfantSEE™, call toll-free (888) 396-EYES (396-3937) or visit www.infantsee.org.
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Written By: John Fuda
2007-06-04 02:05:24
glasses.- Refrain from nagging. Nagging, reasoning, explaining, and the like will not improve glasses wearing. Try to refrain from any such reminders.
- Provide lots of love pats ("time-in"). Children, like adults, thrive on affection. We cannot say that children will not wear their glasses because they are not loved enough. However, we can say that providing lots of love pats (50 to 100 per day per parent) can provide much of the foundation for getting children to wear their glasses.
- Discipline must be calm and matter-of-fact. You can use time-out as a form of discipline for glasses wearing. You should practice using time-out with many other behaviors before you try to use it for glasses wearing. And do at least 9 love pats for each time out. Only after you are successful at using time-out for other behaviors (for at least 1 to 2 weeks) should you try to use it for glasses wearing.
- Ask questions. The first week or two, when you and your child are just learning how to do time-in and time-out correctly, is the most important. Please call your health care provider if you run into any difficulties or if you have questions.
- Keep your follow-up appointments. Plan on keeping follow-up appointments. While it may be tempting to go ahead on your own, your health care provider can help you resolve the glasses wearing problem permanently but cannot do so without your cooperation.
Published by McKesson Provider Technologies
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_glasses_hhg.htm
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Written By: John Fuda
2005-10-06 02:00:00
Welcome to BabiesWithGlasses.org. This site is for parents, grandparents, other family members and friends of babies and young children with glasses, or needing glasses, to share experiences and tips. It is also a gateway to other resources that may be useful to this group. The site went live on October 6, 2005.
We hope this site becomes a useful resource for you and your family.
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Written By: John Fuda
2005-11-10 07:31:47
What can I do to ensure that my baby's eyes and vision are properly monitored and cared for?
By the BabyCenter editorial staff, from: http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/baby/babydevelopment/1437477.html
As a parent, your first strategy should be to make sure your baby's eyes are checked thoroughly at regular doctor visits. If you're not satisfied, talk with your child's doctor. And if you're still not happy with the level of care, by all means get a second opinion from someone you trust, whether that's a pediatrician, an ophthalmologist, or an optometrist. Between visits, monitor your baby's developing vision at home, and if you think something might be wrong, have it checked out. For pointers on what to look for, see our list of warning signs that there might be a problem with your child's eyes.
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Written By: John Fuda
2005-11-10 07:28:33
What happens during an Eye Exam at a well-baby visit, and how can I tell whether the doctor is doing a thorough job?
By the BabyCenter editorial staff, from: http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/baby/babydevelopment/1437477.html
At all well-baby visits, your child's doctor should check the structure and alignment of your baby's eyes, his ability to move them correctly, and for signs of congenital eye conditions or other problems. Here's what to watch for to make sure the doctor's doing a thorough job:
? Your baby's family eye history is noted.
? Using a penlight, the doctor examines the outside of your baby's eyes, including the eyelids and the eyeball. She checks to see that the pupils are the same size and that the lids don't droop. She looks for discharge and other signs of infection, allergy, disease, or blocked tear ducts. She looks at the position of your baby's eyes, lids, and lashes.
? The doctor checks your baby's eye movement by watching his ability to fix on an object (like a toy) and follow it as she moves it into different positions. She'll do this with each eye, and with both eyes together.
? The doctor watches how your baby responds to an object with each eye. If both eyes don't respond equally, or if your baby has a strong preference for one eye, it could signal a problem.
? The doctor observes how your baby's eyes react to changes in light. In a darkened room (to make the eyes dilate), she'll use a lighted instrument called an ophthalmoscope to look for a red reflex in each eye and in both eyes at once. An abnormal reaction to light could be a red flag for eye problems like cataracts (clouding of the lens of the eye) or tumors.
Most doctors are trained to screen children for eye problems, but some are more comfortable (and better trained at) examining eyes than others. A good pediatrician or family doctor will refer you to a specialist if she thinks she's unable to adequately screen or if she notices a potential problem.
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