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My Child’s Eyesight: What You Need to Know

Pencils, notebooks, crayons, chalk. You’re filling your children’s backpacks with all the supplies they need to succeed. But have you left out the most important school tool? According to All About Vision, more than 80 percent of what a child learns in school is presented visually, so following good vision practices for your kids can [...]

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Yoga Eye Exercises – Yoga for Eye Health

According to a 2008 study from Yoga Journal, 6.9% of U.S. adults — or 15.8 million people — practice yoga, and that number has nearly doubled in the last five years. “But I don’t practice yoga!” we hear you saying. Our response: As a member of the Rebuild Your Vision program, you’re aware that regular [...]

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The Gift of Sight

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. - Marcel Proust Of course, Proust, a novelist, was speaking metaphorically. But what if you could really give the gift of sight this holiday season? With the Rebuild Your Vision Program, you can. And the best part is, unlike glasses, [...]

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4 Ways Your Eyes Can Ruin Christmas This Year

It’s December. You’ve got presents to purchase, parties to plan for, packages to mail, and a house to decorate. With so much to do-and see-this time of year, don’t let an eye injury disrupt your holidays! We here at Rebuild Your Vision have put together some handy tips on caring for your eyes this season, [...]

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Children’s First Eye Test. How Young Is Too Young?

This one is important for me, especially being a parent of two young boys. According to the American Optometric Association, children should have an eye exam by no later than 6 months old, then again by age 3, and just before starting school. School-age children need an exam every two to three years after that [...]

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Children’s Eye Health

Eye care isn’t just for adults. In fact, maintaining your children’s eye health is critical, because a child’s visual development reaches maturity between the ages of 9 and 11. Early diagnosis can mean the difference between normal vision and a permanently “lazy” eye. But would you know if your child had a problem with his [...]

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Can Your Child’s Vision Affect an ADHD Diagnosis?

According to a recent Denver Channel article, approximately 4.5 million children in the United States were diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Anyone who is a parent knows how hard it is to get kids to pay attention sometimes, but sometimes I feel as if an ADHD diagnosis is not the right answer. A [...]

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