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Working with local school districts, SIGHTFEST will provide day-long events offering free eye exams and glasses to children whose families cannot afford vision care and do not qualify for other programs like Medicaid.
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Eye Health Awareness
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Child Eye Health and Safety
Did you know that it is estimated that 80% of classroom education is taught visually? As the new school year is about to begin, Friends for Sight reminds you to include an eye examination as a critical part of your back to school check list.
1 and 5 percent of preschool-aged children in the United States have vision impairment.1 Common conditions that can affect a child's vision include:1 and 5 percent of preschool-aged children in the United States have vision impairment. Common conditions that can affect a child's vision include:
- Amblyopia (“lazy eye”)
- Strabismus (“crossed eyes”)
- Color deficiency (“color blindness”)
- Refractive errors
- Nearsightedness ("myopia")
- Farsightedness (“hyperopia”)
- Astigmatism
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