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So we headed to the optometrist for Owen’s first eye assessment. Owen obviously missed the 12 month cut-off for the InfantSEE® program, but I still wanted to get his eyes checked out, especially after talking with a friend of ours who’s an optometrist and learning that not all children will show signs if they have a vision problem. It makes me want to call up our pediatrician and say, “What the heck, buddy? Why didn’t you tell me about this?”
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That’s right, a FREE infant eye assessment. I also didn’t know that we could’ve gotten Owen a comprehensive eye assessment between the ages of 6 and 12 months as a no-cost public service– part of the AOA’s InfantSEE® program. To be honest, I never thought of getting Owen an eye exam because he hasn’t shown signs that he has vision issues. The mom and former early childhood interventionist in me, of course, said yes. In honor of the one-year anniversary of Piper seeing clearly and meeting all of her developmental milestones since getting her glasses, the American Optometric Association (AOA) reached out to me and asked if I wanted to help spread the word about comprehensive eye assessments for infants. I had seen the video but didn’t think much of it other than how sweet it was and how happy I was for her to be able to see clearly. A year ago the video of 10-month old Piper trying on her pink glasses and clearly seeing her parents for the first time went viral.
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