Infant Vision
What is Infant Vision?
One option to access Hope Clinic Infant Vision services is through the InfantSEE™ program. The InfantSEE™ program provides a one-time, no cost eye and vision assessment for babies 6 to 12 months old. Hope Clinic participates in this free community service, cosponsored by the American Optometric Association and Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceuticals. Your infant will receive a professional and comprehensive eye assessment, with no regard to the parent’s income level, to detect any potential eye and/or vision problems.
A Pediatric vision screening only assesses if a child can see at far distance clearly. The InfantSEE™ screening of vision by a Developmental Optometric Physician, evaluates:
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Gross motor movements of how your baby’s body moves in space with vision
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Focusing of both near and far distance vision
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Alignment of how both eyes team together to see one single object clearly
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Tracking of how your baby’s eyes move from one object to another object
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Vision problems of:
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Depth perception
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Amblyopia (lazy eye)
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Check to see if one eye is turned
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Ocular health problems
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Some children are prone to risk factors in their vision development due to inherited traits, the environment or nutritional factors.
For the InfantSEE™ screening, please download and complete InfantSEE form and bring to your appointment. To schedule an InfantSEE™ screening, please call the Clinic at 425-462-7800.
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Pregnancy Complications (systemic infections, preeclampsia, anesthetics at birth, medications, toxemia, obstertrical trauma, hypoxia, etc.)
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Prenatal Care and Lifestyle Issues (drinking, smoking, drugs during pregnancy)
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Family History of visual problems and/or learning disabilities
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Malnutrition
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Low Birth Weight or Premature Birth
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Failure to Thrive
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Postnatal factors (infections, metabolic disorders, chronic disease, environmental hazards, and hazardous medical events ie. head injury, abuse, seizures, etc.)
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Lack of rich sensory-motor experiences due to our cultural increase of time spent in movement-restricted activities such as: car seats, playpens, activity saucers/walkers/bouncers, strollers, tight clothing and TV/computer viewing
One option to access Hope Clinic Infant Vision services is through the InfantSEE™ program. The InfantSEE™ program provides a one-time, no cost eye and vision assessment for babies 6 to 12 months old. Hope Clinic participates in this free community service, cosponsored by the American Optometric Association and Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceuticals. Your infant will receive a professional and comprehensive eye assessment, with no regard to the parent’s income level, to detect any potential eye and/or vision problems.