A COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAM SAVED AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD ATLANTA GIRL’S LIFE… AFTER IT DETECTED A TUMOR WAS PRESSING ON HER EYE NERVE.

LUCKILY, THE TUMOR WAS SAFELY REMOVED… BUT RUBY MOSQUEDA’S STORY HIGHLIGHTS JUST HOW CRITICAL A YEARLY EYE EXAM CAN BE FOR A CHILD IN DETECTING AND PREVENTING NOT ONLY EYE HEALTH ISSUES, BUT OVERALL HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE OVERLOOKED.

HERE NOW TO TALK ABOUT A NEW PEDIATRIC COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAM GUIDELINE THAT CAN HELP PROTECT YOUR CHILD’S VISION, ARE THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION, DR. ANDREA THAU, ALONG WITH RUBY’S MOTHER, MARIA GARCIA.

DOCTOR – HOW COMMON ARE VISION PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN – AND WHY SHOULD EVERY CHILD HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAM?

DOCTOR – A NEW PEDIATRIC COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAM GUIDELINE HAS BEEN ISSUED THIS YEAR – CAN YOU TELL US WHY AND HOW THEY ARE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED IN THE PAST?

MARIA – TELL US YOUR DAUGHTER’S STORY?

DOCTOR – HOW CAN PARENTS PROTECT THEIR CHILD’S VISION?

DOCTOR / MARIA – WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR PARENTS OF SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN?

 

Andrea P. Thau, O.D., Immediate Past President of the AOA Bio

Andrea P. Thau, O.D., was first elected to the American Optometric Association Board of Trustees in 2007, and installed as Immediate Past President at the 120th Annual AOA Congress