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More than an eyewear storeTRANSCRIPT
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So much more than a eyewear store
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Lenscrafters
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What can parents do to protect their children’s vision?
Check with your eye care professional or family physician about the appropriate eye exam schedule for your child.
Make sure your child always wears protective eyewear for sports and household chores.
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What are the most common vision problems in children?
Refractive errors are the most common vision problems in children and adolescents.
About 25 percent of children aged 12 to 17 have some type of refractive error.
Most vision problems can be corrected with early detection and treatment.
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Reduce blindness andvisual impairment inchildren and adolescentsaged 17 years and under.
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Refractive errors
Approximately 60 percent of Americans have refractive errors or defects that could be corrected to give them sharper vision.
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Reduce uncorrected visual impairment due to refractive errors.
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Vision screening for children
Many vision problems begin before children reach school age. Left untreated, these problems can become more difficult to correct.
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Examination and prevention
• Dilated eye exams• Vision screening
for children (age 5 and under)
• Impairment due to refractive error
• Impairment in children and adolescents
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Increase the proportion of preschool childrenaged 5 years and under who receive vision screening.
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Increase the proportion of persons who have a dilated eye examination at appropriate intervals.
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The Healthy Vision Program includes…
Examination and preventionEye diseaseInjury and safetyVision rehabilitation
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Vision is an essential partof everyday life.