IEL Resources
Tip Sheets
Vision Development
These resources provide information about vision development in young children.
Web Resources
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Children’s Vision Information, Resources, Conference Presentations and Webinars
Source: National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health
This page provides links children’s vision resources. Included are links relevant to vision screening tools, connecting to eye care, webinars, vision problems, general eye health and safety.
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Illinois Administrative Standards and Procedures for Vision Screening
Source: Illinois General Assembly
This page provides links to the sections of Illinois administrative code regarding visions screenings.
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Illinois Department of Public Health: Vision and Hearing
Source: Illinois Department of Public Health
This page provides information regarding vision and hearing screenings for children in Illinois.
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Infant Vision: Birth to 24 months
Source: American Optometric Association
This article provides information regarding vision for children aged birth to 24 months, including vision development, the first eye exam, signs of problems and what parents can do to help with development.
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Parent’s Checklist to Identify a Vision Problem
Source: Optometrists Network
This is a checklist to help facilitate the identification of a vision problem and can be a useful tool for your eye doctor to understand all of the behavioral and physical symptoms that your child may be experiencing.
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Preschool Vision: 2 to 5 Years of Age
Source: American Optometric Association
This article provides information regarding vision for children aged 2-5 years, including understanding the difference between a vision screening and an eye examination, signs of eye and vision problems, and how to help with vision development.
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Your Baby’s Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 1 Month
(also in Spanish)Source: KidsHealth
This page contains information on the hearing, vision and other senses of a 4-month-old baby, including what babies see, hear and their senses of taste, smell and touch.
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Your Baby’s Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 4 Months
(also in Spanish)Source: KidsHealth
This page contains information on the hearing, vision and other senses of a 4-month-old baby, including what babies see, hear and their senses of taste, smell and touch.
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Your Baby’s Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 8 Months
(also in Spanish)Source: KidsHealth
This page contains information on the hearing, vision and other senses of an 8-month-old baby, including how well babies see, understand what is said to them and their senses of taste, smell and touch.
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Your Newborn’s Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses
Source: KidsHealth
This page contains information on newborn’s hearing, vision and other senses, including what babies can see, hear and taste or smell.