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Episode 30 – Vision Screening: How to Know If Your Child Needs Glasses

​​Dr. Sylvia Yoo joins host Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez to talk about myopia or nearsightedness. They discuss why it is becoming more common, screening tools your pediatrician uses, referrals to ophthalmologists and different kinds of glasses kids can wear.

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Sylvia H. Yoo, MD, FAAO, FAAP

Sylvia Yoo, MD, FAAO, FAAP, is currently Chair of the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Ophthalmology. She is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts and chief of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at the New England Eye Center at Tufts Medical Center.

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Music credits:

Theme music composed by Doug Nagel.

The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and not necessarily those of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Last Updated
2/6/2025
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