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Optometrists throughout the
country have volunteered to
participate in a special
program that provides
no-cost eye exams for
children under one-year of
age. The program, called
InfantSEE®, is a public
health program designed to
ensure that eye and vision
care becomes an integral
part of infant wellness care
to improve a child's quality
of life. Created through a
partnership of the American
Optometric Association (AOA)
and The Vision Care
Institute of Johnson &
Johnson Vision Care, Inc.,
InfantSEE is designed to
provide a one-time,
comprehensive eye assessment
to infants in their first
year of life, offering early
detection of potential eye
and vision problems at no
cost regardless of income.
“One out of ten children is
at risk from undiagnosed
vision problems,” says Dr.
Jan Frederickson,
coordinator of the InfantSee
program for FAMILY EYE CARE
WEST. (FECW). “That is why
FECW encourages parents to
include a trip to the
optometrist in the list of
well-baby check-ups.
Assessments at six to twelve
months of age can determine
healthy development of
vision. Early detection of
eye conditions is the best
way to ensure your child has
healthy vision for
successful development—now
and in the future.” Janice
B. Frederickson, O.D., is an
AOA, Vision Source, and POA
(Pennsylvania Optometric
Association) member who has
had a practice in the
Hempfield area for over 10
years and is involved in
many programs as this.
“At the present time there
are many POA optometrists
enrolled to participate in
the InfantSEE program,” says
Dr. Frederickson, “and the
POA hopes to be able to
offer a no-cost exam for
every infant whose parents
request one.”
Parents who wish to know
more about the InfantSEE
program may visit our
website
www.visionsource-familyeyecarewest.com
and click on the infantSEE
icon.
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