Children’s Eye Exams

Fostering Learning with Our Children’s Eye Care

Children grow at a rapid pace and taking care of their vision is an important habit to get into at a young age. At Verona Vision Care, we have a passion for helping manage children’s vision as well as fostering curiosity among our young patients.

We want children to learn during their exams and ask questions about what we may be testing and why. Education on eye health and vision is an important part of children’s eye exams at VVC and something we take joy in facilitating.

Your children are in great hands, as Dr. Hunt and Dr. Wilson have experience in pediatrics. Dr. Letlebo also has additional experience in pediatrics after completing a residency focused on pediatrics and vision therapy.

Bring your child in for an eye exam at Verona Vision Care, and they’ll come out telling you about the fun new eye care knowledge they learned.

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Children’s Eye Exam Frequency

Getting in for an eye exam regularly is so important as children grow and develop. That’s why we recommend that you book for your children based on the American Optometric Association Schedule. The exam frequency for infants and kids is:

Their first exam at around 6–12 months
At least one exam between 3–5 years
Annual exams between 6–17 years

This schedule may change as recommended by your doctor.

InfantSEE: A No-Cost Vision Program for Infants

If possible, we recommend booking an eye exam at around 6 months of age. This is because babies go through rapid changes and development, making it an ideal time to examine the development of their eyes.

InfantSEE is a program that the American Optometric Association offers where AOA-participating optometrists can provide a no-cost comprehensive eye exam for your child aged 6-12 months old.

This is a great way to make vision care a part of your child’s life, and Verona Vision Care is proud to be a part of the AOA InfantSEE program.

Download the InfantSEE History Form

Vision Screening vs. Eye Exam: What’s the Difference?

While a vision screening can be a good first step in testing a child’s sight, they are limited in what they can provide for your child’s vision health. Oftentimes, vision screenings only test the child’s distance vision, so it’s possible that certain eye conditions can be missed.

A vision screening may be completed outside of the optometrist’s office, without the proper testing technology, and by people not trained in optometry. This can cause important vision factors to be missed.

A comprehensive eye exam completed by one of our optometrists at Verona Vision Care includes a thorough examination of vision clarity and health using our testing and diagnostic technology.

What to Expect During A Child’s Eye Exam

When your child comes in for their annual eye exam, we are committed to thoroughly examining their eyes while making the experience fun and educational.

A child’s vision is linked strongly with their development into adulthood, which means we test for multiple vision markers when we examine children in our office, including:

The patient’s family history
Visual acuity (clarity)
Depth perception
Eye movement
Color vision
Peripheral vision
Pupil response
Eye focus
Eye teaming
Refraction errors (errors in vision)
Eye health

These are important factors that let us know if your child has a vision problem that needs correcting with glasses or contact lenses, or has an eye condition that we need to monitor.

How We Make Kid’s Vision Care Accessible

As we’ve shared before, children’s vision care is incredibly important. With 80% of learning happening through sight—and yet 76% of children not having had a comprehensive eye exam by age 5—the need for accessible, early eye care is critical. By that age, children should have already had three comprehensive eye exams.

That’s why we’ve long partnered with our local Lions Club and other community organizations to provide vision exams and glasses for children in need. Over the years, we’ve seen the number of children requiring care continue to grow—many of whom have no clear path to getting the help they need.

In response to this growing need—and thanks to the vision screenings conducted by the Verona Area Lions Club and other local Lions Clubs in the Verona Area School District—we launched the first Free Verona Vision Care Children’s Vision Clinic in 2024, in partnership with the Verona Area School District and Cherry Optical. Due to the success of the event and the continued demand for children’s eye care, we’re proud to now offer this clinic annually. Each year, we’ve been able to provide free eye exams and glasses to approximately 40 elementary students in the Verona Area School District.

At Verona Vision Care, we’re passionate about ensuring every child has the opportunity to see clearly and thrive.

Comforting Kids Vision Care

Our team not only wants to make your children feel at ease and comfortable during their eye exams but also give them a fun and interesting environment to learn.

We can’t wait to meet our future VVC kids and introduce them to the world of vision care.

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