Tribeca Vision Emphasizes the Importance of Early Detection of Vision Problems

Oct. 26, 2012 - PRLog -- A child’s life can be severely hampered by poor vision, so Tribeca Eye Care strongly recommends that parents visit an optician in Manhattan as soon as they can if they have any reason to believe their son or daughter is having problems.

Because learning is largely dependent on good vision for play, reading and writing, a child’s development hinges on he or she being able to see clearly. Vision problems have been cited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having a negative effect on not only physical and cognitive development, but emotional and neurologic development as well. Early detection by an optometrist Manhattan can lead to corrective treatment to prevent problems before they become irreversible.

Tribeca Vision optometrists conduct vision assessments for children at very early ages, and provide expert diagnoses. This is critical because many children are misdiagnosed or even undiagnosed, and often suffer frustrating struggles in school as a result.

If a child experiences any of the following symptoms, he or she may have a vision problem that must be immediately addressed:

Blurry vision
Sensitivity to light
“Floaters,” flashes or spots
Dry eye or eye pain
Chronic tearing

The good news is that approximately 95 percent of all eye problems, when caught early by an optometrist in Manhattan, can be corrected if they are caught early enough. Parents of  a newborn should not assume he or she does not have a vision problem; although doctors check for this type of problem, it can crop up once the child is sent home.

Tribeca Eye Care hires professional opticians in Manhattan who will be able to fit a child with the corrective lenses necessary to solve a vision problem, whether the child needs glasses or contact lenses. Tribeca Vision highly recommends parents to inform an optometrist in Manhattan if their family has a history of vision problems. Parents who have a premature infant need to be aware of the fact that premature babies have a higher risk of developing lazy eye.

Through regular, comprehensive checkups from an optometrist in Manhattan, the professionals with Tribeca Eye Care can spot problems early so they can be effectively treated.