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Hello, my little lights of the future.
Hello Dr. O.D.!
Today, i will tell you the story of
the À l'école de la vue project,
which offers vision screening by optometrists
for all preschool children.
Watch the board!
In young children, 80% of learning happens visually.
If there’s a vision problem,
it can hinder educational success.
Even though eye tests are free
for children in Quebec,
very few children
visit an optometrist before starting school.
The À l'école de la vue project
aims to screen children for vision problems
so as to foster their educational success.
All schools with 4 and 5-year-old kindergarten classes
will receive visits in 2019-2020 and 2020-2021,
and vision screening will be offered
to all preschool children.
During this screening, various tests are used
to check different aspects of vision:
3D vision,
colour vision,
the ability to see fine details near or far,
binocular vision to see if the eyes are well-aligned,
reading vision,
and to detect problems such as lazy eye, one eye working
more than the other, or a football-shaped cornea.
When it comes to visual health,
the sooner a problem is detected,
the higher the chances of reducing its effects
on the child.
There you go, my friends!
It’s important to remember that good vision
fosters educational success.
That's why before starting school, an eye test...
...is always best!