Children’s Eye Exams in Scottsdale

This one isn’t always obvious to parents if their child is running around, having fun, and learning. But, often, children begin to develop vision issues like myopia during their formative years. Also called nearsightedness, myopia affects your little one’s ability to see objects clearly in the distance (like the whiteboard or the goal net).

Thankfully, there are ways we can control myopia if it’s diagnosed at an early age.

We want to make sure your child can follow objects as they move and that they can also move their eyes along a page to read.

While your kiddo looks at these objects, we will also want to check to make sure their eyes work together correctly. Issues with eyes teaming can be signs of strabismus (crossed eyes) or amblyopia (lazy eye). Both of these conditions can be treated—but the earlier, the better.

As your child grows, they will first begin to grab objects and bring them to their face, and then they will learn to play with blocks and other objects. Eventually, they will start writing and performing more detail-oriented tasks.

Our team will make sure their hand-eye coordination is progressing as it should. If any signs or symptoms indicate they may be having difficulties, we can work with you to establish a plan.

We learn so much from what we see around us. Your child should develop comprehension skills that will help translate things they read into imaginary pictures in their minds. They do this by relating what they read to what they’ve learned visually in their lives. For instance, if a book describes a lush, green forest, your child will likely need proper color and distance vision to understand.