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Materials for Patient Education

This section is designed to share with you documents and websites that have readily available materials that you as a practicing clinician can use to educate your patient or their parents about vision and eye health topics.

Parent Information

The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness partnered with the National Head Start Association to create an online resource – Small Steps for Big Vision: An Eye Health Information Tool Kit for Parents and Caregivers – to provide parents and caregivers with the information, suggested actions, and assistance they need to be empowered partners in their children’s vision and eye health, and to care for their own vision and eye health.

We have highlighted some resources that are available on the National Center for Children’s Vision website along with the hyperlink to the document.  Please remember to document the source when you use this resource.

Small Steps for Big Vision: An Eye Health Information Tool Kit for Parents and Caregivers

The World Council of Optometry would like to thank and acknowledge Prevent Blindness for allowing the use of their resources.

18 Visual Development Milestones

To download the English version, click here.

To download the Spanish version, click here.

Signs of Vision Problems in Children

To download the English version, click here.

To download the Spanish version, click here.

Risk Factors of Vision Disorders

To download the English version, click here.

To download the Spanish version, click here.

Childhood Vision & Screen Time

The World Council of Optometry would like to thank and acknowledge Prevent Blindness for allowing the use of their resources. 

Children’s Screen Time Tips Webpage


Children’s Vision Digital Screen Tips Poster

To download the English version, click here.

To download the Spanish version, click here.

American Optometric Association Resources

The World Council of Optometry would like to thank and acknowledge the American Optometric Association for allowing the use of their resources. 

 

Social Posts for Children’s Vision

Ready for School Customizable Release

AOA Talking Points – Children & Digital Eye Strain

AOA Vision Issues Red Flags