Young children love the snow, whether it is making snowmen, sledding or racing down the slopes on skis or snowboards.

T.Gondii is a parasite that was first identified as a human pathogen in 1939. It can infect all warm blooded mammals like birds, rats, cats and humans

Amblyopia or lazy eye, is when one eye does not see as well as the other.

A Coloboma is caused when a baby’s eyes do not form properly during pregnancy and there is a failure of complete closure of the tissue within the eye.

Ushers Syndrome is an inherited disease causing hearing loss from birth. Unfortunately the vision dystrophy called Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is also associated with this syndrome.

Also known as Fundus Flavimaculatas, Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy is present in about 1 in 10,000 people.  It is a young persons disease and is characterised by central vision loss early in life.

Why our Kids Need Eye Exams, Even If They’ve Passed a Vision Screening.