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This webinar focuses on how understanding and addressing emerging vision and eye health issues can help young children have their best possible vision. Learn how vision conditions can affect children’s learning and development and lifelong health, productivity, and opportunities. The webinar provides guidance for how staff can identify the signs and symptoms of vision conditions in children ages 5 and younger. Find strategies for supporting families when children need referrals and treatment for eye care or vision disorders.

This webinar is offered with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish.

Key Topics
In this webinar, we’re discussing:

• Emerging vision problems in children ages 5 years and younger
• Symptoms and treatments
• Increasing rates of myopia (nearsightedness) among younger children
• Ways to support nearsighted children in the classroom and at home
• Helping families get recommended treatments for good eye health

Target Audience
This webinar benefits:

• Head Start program staff members, families, directors, managers, and administrators
• Home visitors
• Child care center directors and other early childhood program staff
• Infant and early childhood mental health consultants
• Child care health consultants
• Head Start federal staff
• Head Start TTA staff
• Head Start Collaboration Office directors
• Child care federal and state staff

Related Resources
Explore related resources on the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) to learn more.

• Vision Screening and Eye Health for Toddlers in Head Start Programs
• Children’s Vision Health Information for Staff and Families