What age should I get my child’s eyes tested?

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How do they even test them when they can’t read letters?

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Optometrist here: they can check the refractive error without needing a response to what you can see. There's also some tests that can tell you how or if your kid can see. 
I know that it differs from country to country when kids are testes the first time, here they only check if there's signs of your kid having problems, or if there's a family history of early vision problems.

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My son is two and has been to the eye doc twice, first time when he was 6 months. I'm legally blind in one eye and have a strabismis so they wanted to make sure he doesn't have the same issue. They shine a light in his pupils to make sure his eyes are straight and did a couple of other tests. If you have any concerns, book an apt. My son will be seen every year. They were also able to determine he does not have an astigmatism but does have farsightedness. Its amazing what they can determine just by shining a light!

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They check them when their babies and then as they get older just like the pages that have the letters on it they have pages that have like Stars and hearts and stuff like that

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My first got his eyes checked at 3 months, due to his diagnosis, we have to be proactive but my second had a small test at his pedi at 1.

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They’ll check babies eyes at 3 months to make sure they’re healthy and everything. My best friend is an optometrist and recommends that age to be checked.

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I got my daughter tested at 3

What age should I get my child’s eyes tested?

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