by Valley Eyecare Center | Mar 17, 2021 | Children's Vision
Keeping your eyes healthy is essential to protecting your vision. However, to do that, it helps to separate fiction from the facts when it comes to protecting your vision. Here we look at five myths that could be impacting your and your family’s eye health. Myth #1...
by Valley Eyecare Center | Mar 10, 2021 | Children's Vision, Eye Care Tips, Eye Exams, Eye Health
Unfortunately, some eye conditions are hereditary. If a parent, sibling, or grandparent has or had eye problems, you and your children are at a higher risk of poor eye health. However, knowing your family is at greater risk puts you at an advantage with early...
by Valley Eyecare Center | Sep 9, 2020 | Children's Vision, Eye Exams, Eye Health
While the start of the school year may be a little different than previous years, one thing remains important, your child’s eyesight. Healthy vision is often overlooked as one of the necessities for learning. Some vision problems are easy to detect by parents or...
by Valley Eyecare Center | Mar 11, 2020 | Children's Vision, Contacts
For children who wear glasses, switching to contact lenses is often considered a rite of passage as they become teens. However, it is now possible to make the switch sooner, and this is something that some kids could actually benefit from. Is Your Child Ready for...
by Valley Eyecare Center | Jan 2, 2020 | Amblyopia, Children's Vision
Lazy eye or amblyopia is a common childhood eye condition. It is a condition that occurs when the vision of one of your child’s eyes does not develop properly. If left untreated, this condition could cause your child’s vision to be permanently damaged because...
by Valley Eyecare Center | Sep 18, 2019 | Children's Vision, Eye Health and Safety Month, Eye Safety
According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, emergency rooms in the United States treat approximately 30,000 sports-related eye injuries each year. Almost 90 percent of those injuries could have been prevented by wearing the right eye protection. Eye Protection...
