Tag: children
Volunteer School Screenings Power a Reliable Referral Network
Before Little Eyes Pediatric Care opened in Carmel, Indiana, Katherine Schuetz, OD, understood that children are a unique demographic. When it comes to practice...
The Vision Council Foundation Provides Free Eye Exams to Orlando Students...
Earlier this month, The Vision Council Foundation partnered with 20/20 Onsite to bring quality eyecare services at no cost to students at CrossTown 119, a Title I school...
Canadian Association of Optometrists Launches Digital Awareness Campaign
For Children’s Vision Month in October, the Canadian Association of Optometrists (CAO) is launching a new digital awareness campaign to address children’s vision care...
University of Houston Co-leads $25 Million NIH-Funded Grant to Study Delay...
The University of Houston (UH) is co-leading a national study—the first of its kind in the U.S.—exploring whether atropine eyedrops can delay the onset...
A Vision Pursued: From Scribe to Hometown Practice Owner
Kassidy Nelson, OD, has long envisioned practicing optometry in Manhattan, Kansas. In April 2025, just months after welcoming her second child, she brought that...
Providing Hope With Avulux Lenses
For Amanda Nanasy, OD, co-owner of The Eye Center in Pembroke Pines, Florida, helping patients recover from concussion-related visual symptoms is both a professional...
August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
As many families are preparing for a new school year, Prevent Blindness has declared August as Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month.
A variety of...
Back to School: Practices With Kid-friendly Designs
These practices prove that pediatric spaces can be both playful and practical. From a celebratory handprint wall to customized learning resources, these offices make...
Uncovering Meibomian Gland Abnormalities in Children
Lindsay A. Sicks, OD, has found the perfect career fit as an Associate Professor at the Illinois College of Optometry (ICO). She describes herself...
Launch of 2BB: Jr Brings Two Blind Brothers Mission to Young...
When Bryan and Bradford Manning were just 5 and 7 years old, they were diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a form of juvenile macular degeneration...
