By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD
Among the 1,400 parents responding to The Vision Council VisionWatch 2012 Parent Child Vision Care Report who have taken their children to receive an eye exam at least once in the past two years, 54.3 percent claim they had their child’s eyes examined to maintain healthy vision and stop vision problems before they start. This preventive maintenance approach to vision care was especially popular among parents with a managed vision care plan and parents with high annual household incomes ($100K+).