Dr. Les Busby
Special to The Enterprise

Children with uncorrected vision conditions or eye-health problems face many barriers in life — academically, socially and athletically. High-quality eye care can break down these barriers and help enable your children to reach their highest potential.
Vision doesn’t just happen. A child’s brain learns how to use eyes to see, just like it learns how to use legs to walk or a mouth to form words. The longer a vision problem goes undiagnosed and untreated, the more a child’s brain learns to accommodate the vision problem.
That’s why a comprehensive eye examination is so important for children. Early detection and treatment provide the very best opportunity to correct vision problems, so your child can learn to see clearly. Make sure your child has the best possible tools to learn successfully.
A child needs many abilities to succeed in school. Good vision is a key. It has been estimated that as much as 80 percent of the learning a child does occurs through his or her eyes. Reading, writing, chalkboard work and using computers are among the visual tasks students perform daily. A child’s eyes are constantly in use in the classroom and at play. When his or her vision is not functioning properly, education and participation in sports can suffer.
Keep in mind that a child may not tell you that he or she has a vision problem because they may think the way they see is the way everyone sees.
Here are a few signs that may indicate a child has vision problem:
* Frequent eye rubbing or blinking
* Squinting
* Short attention span
* Avoiding reading and other close activities
* Frequent headaches
* Covering one eye
* Tilting the head to one side
* Sitting close to the TV or holding a book too close
* An eye turning in or out
* Seeing double
* Losing place when reading
* Sensitivity to light
* Difficulty remembering what he or she read

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