The Parma Public Library will host a free eye screening for children on Wednesday, February 23, from 10 a.m. until noon and again on February 24 from 4 to 6 p.m. The screening is for children from 6 months to seven years of age. No reservations are needed.
The screening will be done by members of the Hilton Lions Club using a “spot camera” to screen both eyes at once from a non-threatening three-foot distance. No drops are used and the children are not touched.
Young children may have vision conditions that are sight threatening. The most common is amblyopia, or lazy eye. This is a condition in which the vision of one eye doesn’t develop the same as the other. If not detected and treated by age six, the chances of successful outcomes drop off dramatically. This can affect a child throughout their life.
This simple, safe, touchless screening can detect risk factors for amblyopia in less than one second in a cooperative child. Parents will be told on the spot if the child passes or fails and should be seen by an eye care specialist.
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