We recommend that children should have an eye exam as early as at 6 months of age, and yearly going forward. Your optometrist is a great resource for any of the times you suspect an eye problem or issue. The optometrist will perform a different eye exam for children than he performs on adults. Children do not need to know the alphabet or to provide verbal responses during their examinations.
Routine eye examinations for children are very important because early detection and treatment of many vision disorders will minimize learning issues and development of lazy eye (amblyopia).