March 7-13 is National Save Your Vision Week and a perfect time to schedule overdue eye and vision examinations, says the American Optometric Association. Why suffer needlessly from untreated vision conditions and eye diseases. Save your Vision Week is a national reminder to make your eye examinations a priority for everyone in the family.
The American Optometric Association recommends the following eye examination schedule: (please note that some individuals may need to been seen on a more frequent basis if they have or at risk of developing certain eye or vision conditions.)
Eye Exams ~ When To Have Them |
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| Infants | By 6 months of age |
| Preschoolers | At age 3 |
| School Children | Before the first grade and every two years thereafter |
| Adults 19-40 | Every two to three years |
| Adults 41-60 | Every two years |
| Adults 61 and older | Every year |
Save Your Vision Week was started by doctors of Optometry in 1927 and is proclaimed nationally by the President of the United States. The celebration emphasis the importance of professional eye exams and the scope of services available from doctors of Optometry including diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases and vision conditions, prescriptions of medicine to treat eye disease, and provision of vision therapy and low vision services.