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10 Things Parents Should Know to Keep their Child’s Eyes Healthy for Life

What the World’s Experts Say

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The Curious Eye

The Children's Eye Foundation of AAPOS is proud to introduce The Curious Eye, the world's first interactive children's book to help screen for color vision deficiency (CVD), commonly known as color blindness. Our book follows the journey of "Curious", a playful eyeball on a journey to find out how we all see differently.

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Thank You Sir Knights!

The Knights Templar Eye Foundation generously gifted the Children's Eye Foundation of AAPOS with two million dollars for All Children See. Their gift allows us to serve and change the lives of more children across the nation than ever before. The Sir Knights' support in our mission to end preventable vision loss in children truly means the world to us!

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50th Anniversary

2020 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Children’s Eye Foundation of AAPOS. In celebration of this important milestone, we are launching a new national program, called All Children See, which is our Foundation’s first direct patient care program!

Our History

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Our Vision

We envision a world where preventable vision loss in children is eliminated. Through direct patient care, accelerating treatments, training physicians and educating the public, our goal is to ensure that every child has the best vision possible.

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All Children See

All Children See provides children—who do not have insurance or access to care for other financial reasons—with eye exams and helps coordinate after care for up to 1 year for any condition diagnosed in the initial exam.

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Our Mission 

We envision a world where preventable vision loss in children is eliminated. Through direct patient care, accelerating treatments, training physicians and educating the public, our goal is to ensure that every child has the best vision possible.

The Children's Eye Foundation is the official foundation of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS). AAPOS is dedicated to promoting the highest quality medical and surgical eye care worldwide for children and for adults with strabismus. AAPOS is the largest and most well-respected professional organization of pediatric ophthalmologists in the US.

Our Mission

End preventable vision loss in children.

Testimonials

"I discovered the Children’s Eye Foundation when I was looking online for support for families and children that wear eye patches. The CEF website was wonderful and very helpful. I sent an email and quickly received a response! Thank you for your kindness and interest in James’ story. You and your colleagues are doing wonderful work supporting children and families dealing with eye problems."

–James' Mom

Parent

"Any parent whose children have any vision problems, whether it be with what Gracie has or anything else, they are not alone. Early detection and eye screening is key to a successful outcome later for the children. If Gracie’s doctor at her well baby checkup didn’t pick up on this, I don’t know if I ever would have. Before she was diagnosed, to me Gracie was ‘normal’- I didn’t know anything was wrong. No one knows where we would be today, if she never had that visit."

–Gracie's Mom

Parent

"We have never met such a caring team of doctors who took in our family like their own during one of the most difficult times of our lives. We feel as though it is through research funded through organizations such as The Children’s Eye Foundation that Halle’s pediatric ophthalmologists can continue to give her the best medical care available."

–Halle's Mom

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1 Gift Can Save a Child’s Sight for Life

#1

Cause of Preventable Vision Loss in the USA is Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)

80%

of Visual Impairment can be Prevented or Cured

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Million Children Worldwide are Visually Impaired

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