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Pediatric Optometry: At What Age Should Your Child Have an Eye Exam?

From the Show: The Wizard of Eyes
Summary: Learn about the importance of early eye exams in children, as well as ways to make them more enjoyable.
Air Date: 10/26/15
Duration: 10
Host: Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Guest Bio: Jamie C. Wohlhagen, OD
Jamie-WohlhagenDr. Jamie C. Wohlhagen graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Lehigh University and earned a Bachelor of Science in the Visual Sciences and a Doctor of Optometry degree at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry Philadelphia. Dr. Wohlhagen served as Class President of 2012 and was awarded membership to the Gold Key International Optometric Honor Society. She works at Delaware Ophthalmology Consultants in both pediatric and comprehensive eye care.
Pediatric Optometry: At What Age Should Your Child Have an Eye Exam?
As a parent, you may be concerned your pre-schooler has a vision problem but not quite sure when that very first eye exam should be scheduled.

Eye exams can be quite scary for children and stressful for parents.

Jamie C. Wohlhagen, OD, joins The Wizard of Eyes host, Dr. Robert Abel, to discuss the importance of eye examination in children as early as age three, as well as creative ways to make their experience more fun. 

Early identification of a child's vision problem is crucial, because if left untreated, some childhood vision problems can cause permanent vision loss later down the road.