Eye See... Eye Learn; our Premier Public Education Program
The Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) supports a number of community education programs developed to provide a public education by promoting eye health and vision care awareness, providing structured community outreach initiatives, and by bringing patients and optometrists together online and in person.
Currently, OAO supports one major community outreach campaign; Eye See... Eye Learn.
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.
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