What is it used for?Vision screening is most often used to check for possible vision problems in children. The most common eye disorders in children include:Amblyopia, also known as lazy eye. Children with amblyopia have blurry or reduced vision in one eye.Strabismus, also known as crossed eyes. In this disorder, the eyes don't line up right and point in different directions.Both of these disorders can be easily treated when found early.Vision screening is also used to help find the following vision problems, which affect both children and adults:Nearsightedness (myopia), a condition that makes far away things look blurryFarsightedness (hyperopia), a condition that makes close-up things look blurryAstigmatism, a condition that makes both close-up and far-away things look blurry
