a child cannot read.
If a child cannot read
a child cannot learn.
What We Do
Helping Children See
Awareness
We heighten awareness of pediatric vision care among consumers, educators and healthcare providers.
Connect
We connect multiple disciplines and individuals with intersecting interest in children and their success in education as related to efficient and healthy visual system.
Lead
We lead the discussion and develop action plans to provide the tools necessary to equip Nebraska's children visually for successful futures academically and personally.
Oversee
We oversee the latest policies, research and procedures related to children's vision.
One in Four U.S. Students Missing the Equivalent of 135 Days of School Content each School Year
Nearly all tasks a child performs in the classroom depend on healthy visual skills. Research indicates that students
with undetected and untreated vision disorders (i.e., one in four students), miss a shocking 75 to 90 percent of all learning (the equivalent of 135 days of school content annually), due to hidden vision challenges (i.e., binocular vision challenges and non-myopic I non-nearsighted refractive errors) that make them unable to cognitively process classroom information.
with undetected and untreated vision disorders (i.e., one in four students), miss a shocking 75 to 90 percent of all learning (the equivalent of 135 days of school content annually), due to hidden vision challenges (i.e., binocular vision challenges and non-myopic I non-nearsighted refractive errors) that make them unable to cognitively process classroom information.
Warning Signs of Potential Vision Problems
- Child becomes easily distracted
- Avoids near tasks
- Has emotional outbursts
- Poor self image
- Shows aggressive behavior
- Low comprehension
- Poor concentration
- Fails to complete assignments
- Frustrated with school
- Exaggerated head movements
- Loses place and skips lines
- Very close reading distance
- Has no voice inflection when reading
- Rapidly fatigues when reading