Overall, a pediatric eye examination ensures your child has healthy eyes. At the same time, it helps determine if there are any problems with vision. If not corrected, by the time your son or daughter attends school, they would likely struggle to perform well. There are four goals that eye specialists work to achieve with an examination. Those include:

1.     Excellent visual acuity regardless of the distance

2.     Proper eye movement

3.     Accurate and comfortable focusing ability

4.     Appropriate eye learning skills

Timing for having your child’s eyes examined is important. Around the age of six months, you’ll want to schedule their first appointment. Then, they should have them reexamined at age three and again at age five or six just before starting school. Once they’re school-aged, you want their eyes checked every two years unless they need to see an ophthalmologist or optometrist for any concerns.