on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 August is Children's Eye Health and
Safety Month . As a reminder, it is recommended that school-aged
children and teens get eye exams annually. An annual
comprehensive eye exam is an important part of monitoring eye
and overall health in children. For more information on the
importance of eye health and children, including educational
content and games, please visit the National Eye Institute's See
All You Can See website Many vision conditions can be corrected
with contact lenses. Is your child or teen ready for contact
lenses? A recent survey of children and youth ages 8 to 18
revealed that the most important reason for getting contact
lenses wasn't to look better, it was because they became active
in sports.* There are many benefits to wearing contact lenses
while playing sports, and there is no set age to start wearing
contacts. Many eye care practitioners begin to encourage contact
lens wear between the ages of 11 to 14 and use responsibility
and maturity to indicate whether or