It’s true. We’re only gifted the set of eyes with which we are born. With everything presented to us daily… meeting people, seeing landscapes, following movements of traffic, reading documents… we may take our sight for granted. Especially with today’s use of screens for everything from entertainment to education in schools. Screen time almost seems constant.
At a young age, our eyes are vital to our development and learning. At any age, having your eyes checked is a good plan for future success. Your child should meet an Optometrist, like Dr. Carla Eamon.
Early detection
80% of all learning is visual*. If the information being presented to a child is not processed properly it could lead to frustration and acting out. But since reports show 25% of school age children have a vision problem**, and 5% to 10% of preschool children have an undetected vision problem***, early detection can help improve their situation.
As it turns out, approximately 60% of children with literacy problems have an undiagnosed vision problem****. Even, Uncorrected amblyopia may harm school performance, ability to learn, and later, adult self-image. Furthermore, uncorrected amblyopia may be a risk factor for future total blindness.*****
It’s time to bring your child’s learning into Focus.
Community:
After many years of doing free screenings in local schools, Dr. Carla Eamon. is now part of the Eye See…Eye Learn® not-for-profit program. It’s designed to detect, diagnose and treat children with vision problems when they begin Junior Kindergarten.
The Eye See…Eye Learn® program promotes early eye care to families of children in junior kindergarten and senior kindergarten. The program even provides these students with Free glasses.
If you have a child in kindergarten, Get a yearly OHIP exam for your child with an Eye See Eye Learn participating eye doctor, like Dr. Carla Eamon., and receive a complimentary pair of eye glasses. Children must have been born in 2018 or 2019 to qualify.
For more on the Eye See…Eye Learn® program, visit www.eyeseeeyelearn.ca
World Sight Day
Dr. Carla Eamon. supports World Sight Day to provide eye care and develop new clinics for under-serviced people. Every year on World Sight Day, she donates proceeds from that day’s eye exams to Optometry Giving Sight, to set up eye care centers in underserved communities. This is the 16th year she has taken part in this program. It is also the largest global fundraising event to avoid blindness due to uncorrected eye problems. In order to mark this occasion, Dr. Eamon and staff will wear World Sight Day t-shirts and also decorate the office to mark the occasion. World Sight Day is always the second Thursday of October. This year, help celebrate on Thursday, October 12th, 2023.
Visit a Trusted Professional
56% of reported children have been diagnosed with at least one eye health abnormality.
Diagnosis and treatment at a young age can ensure positive, long-term results towards future successes with utmost confidence. It’s time your family meets Dr. Carla Eamon. and her fantastic team who offer professional eye care for all ages. She puts the care in eye care.
Community
After many years of doing free screenings in the local schools, Dr. Eamon is now doing the ESEL program. The ESEL program promotes early eye care to families of children in junior kindergarten.
THE ESEL PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE GLASSES TO CHILDREN IN JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN.
World Sight Day
Dr. Eamon supports World Sight Day to provide eye care and develop new clinics for under-serviced people. Every year on World Sight Day, she donates proceeds from that day’s eye exams to Optometry Giving Sight, to set up eye care centers in underserved communities. This is the 16 th year she has taken part in this program and it is also the largest global fundraising event to avoid blindness due to uncorrected eye problems. In order to mark this occasion, Dr. Eamon and staff wear World Sight Day t-shirts and also decorate the office to mark the occasion.
Dr. Carla Eamon
3-212 Van Buren Street Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0
613-258-7438
[email protected]
www.drcleamon.com
Monday & Tuesday 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Wednesday 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday 8:30 AM -5:00 PM
Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Evening Hours Available
*(Imus, HA. Visual efficiency. Hygeia, The Health Magazine. 1941:1-8)
** (Vision Loss in Canada 2011, National Coalition for Vision Health, www.eyesite.ca)
*** (Robinson, Bobier and Martin, 1999/2000)
**** (Vision Loss in Canada 2011, National Coalition for Vision Health, www.eyesite.ca)
***** (US Preventive Services Task Force, Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years, AHR Publication NO. 04-0541-A, May 2004)