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OAO's Sheldon Salaba on AM 900
Wed, 17 Feb 2010OAO Vice President Dr. Sheldon Salaba was interviewed on Hamilton's AM 900, speaking about the Eye See... Eye Learn children's vision initiative. Dr. Salaba is the point man for the program and has helped support the growth of the program into new municipalities.
The Eye See…Eye Learn program was developed to raise awareness among parents of the importance of having their children’s eyes checked before starting school.
Children, who cannot see the board, focus on a picture or follow words in a book may struggle to achieve their full learning potential. Vision problems can also impact their hand-eye coordination for physical activities and even impact their social development. In fact, 80 percent of learning comes directly through vision.
The Ontario Association of Optometrists recognizes the important link between eye health and learning, and recommends comprehensive eye examinations for all children entering kindergarten. The Eye See…Eye Learn program will help make sure our kindergarten students get the best start to learning.
Listen to the interview online at: http://www.900chml.com/CHMLMorningNews.aspx
Read more about the Eye See... Eye Learn program here.
