Another reason parents don’t schedule eye exams is that they are lulled into a false sense of security because their child passed a vision screening at school or the pediatrician’s office. Even when screenings are run by medically trained personnel, they fail to identify 1 in 3 cases. That means that if your child has an eye or vision problem, there is a 33% chance that a routine screening won’t even notice it. How can this be? There is a big difference between a quick screening and a comprehensive eye exam:
The bottom line is that comprehensive eye exams are much more effective at identifying problems – including many problems that vision screenings don’t even check for. That is why most medical and vision insurance companies cover the cost of a routine eye exam as part of normal preventative care. And it is why three states have now passed laws requiring that school-age children have a comprehensive eye exam performed by an eye doctor (optometrist or ophthalmologist), rather than a vision screening.
I visited Sudbury Eye Care for the first time this morning and had a fantastic experience. There was trouble with my insurance company and Sudbury Eye Care took the liberty to contact the company directly and make sure everything was correct. Dr. Labiento Smith has a great practice and I highly reccomend to anyone looking for an Eye Care Professional. It’s always nice to stay/support a local business and even better when you receive great service!
Patrick J. — Yelp