{"id":154,"date":"2014-08-24T19:41:51","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T02:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agelesseyecare.com\/site\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2021-04-01T14:28:51","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T21:28:51","slug":"school-based-vision-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agelesseyecare.com\/site\/school-based-vision-services\/","title":{"rendered":"School Based Vision Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7q_s1S0xT6M?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/7q_s1S0xT6M\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video to see us in action!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vision is especially important in a school-aged child. Good vision is essential to learning and development.<br \/>\nMore than 80% of the information a child learns is through their visual system. Vision is how a child learns to read,<br \/>\nwrite and develop motor skills. It is critical that any visual disorder be detected early to prevent any permanent<br \/>\ndamage to the visual system and allow your child to reach their full potential in school.<\/p>\n<p>Almost 20% of all children have a vision disorder. Children with uncorrected vision problems often have<br \/>\ndifficulty focusing on their work and many are misdiagnosed as having behavioral or learning disorders.<\/p>\n<p>In the Illinois School System, vision exams are <strong>required<\/strong> for students who:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Failed their vision screening<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Have an IEP<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are in Kindergarten (Illinois State Law requirement)<\/p>\n<p>The comprehensive eye exam (with dilation) that your child receives at their school will be able to identify if any<br \/>\nproblems are present and get your child the treatment they need. The eye exam will consists of the doctor checking:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Visual Acuity \u2013 measures how well a child sees<br \/>\nRefraction \u2013 determining if the child needs glasses<br \/>\nBinocularity \u2013 evaluating how the child\u2019s eyes work together<br \/>\nEye Health \u2013 examining for eye diseases or structural problems inside and outside of the eye<\/p>\n<p>Each student examined will be given a \u201cVision Report Card\u201d that explains what the doctor found,<br \/>\na copy of their prescription, and referral and follow-up information (if necessary).<\/p>\n<p>Eye exams and glasses (if necessary) will be provided at no cost to the student.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">To download and print a consent form for School-Based Vision Services, please <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/agelesseyecare.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Vision-Consent-English-2019-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Para descargar e imprimir un formulario de consentimiento para los servicios de la vista en la escuela, <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/agelesseyecare.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Vision-Consent-Spanish-2019-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">haga clic aqui<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"tw-target-text-container\" class=\"tw-ta-container hide-focus-ring tw-nfl\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<pre class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"es\">\u00a0<\/span><\/pre>\n<pre id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span lang=\"es\">\u00a0<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tw-target-rmn-container\" class=\"tw-ta-container hide-focus-ring tw-nfl\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch this video to see us in action! Vision is especially important in a school-aged child. Good vision is essential to learning and development. More than 80% of the information a child learns is through their visual system. Vision is how a child learns to read, write and develop motor skills. 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