- posted: Sep. 11, 2023
West Jordan's Amazing Pediatric Physicians
Southwest Children's Clinic in West Jordan, UT, has six amazing, experienced, skilled, licensed, and board-certified medical doctors who believe in children's vision & hearing screening. Our doctors provide quality healthcare to the children in West Jordan and surrounding communities.
Our esteemed pediatric doctors embrace educating our parents about child healthcare.
When Should a Child Have Vision & Hearing Screening?
Hearing Screening
Children as young as 0–6 months are screened for hearing problems. However, specific screening tools exist for toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children.
If you suspect your child has a hearing deficit, the doctor can do an informal test. If it looks as though the child has a hearing deficit, the doctor may order a more complex hearing assessment.
Doctors screen most newborn babies in the United States at the time of birth. However, the professional may only identify hearing loss once the child starts school. Identifying a hearing loss in a young child by a professional is vital as early as possible for successful management.
A hearing loss, congenital or acquired, can affect your child's speech, language, grades, social interactions, behaviors, and emotional health.
Vision Screening
The doctor monitors and checks a newborn's pupil reactions soon after birth. Researchers say newborns are interested in objects close up; however, a newborn can see across a room. The doctor can monitor sensitivity to light, track movement of the eyes, and tell what distance the baby can pick up objects.
Our pediatrician checks for visual problems in a newborn soon after birth and at each well-child visit. Vision problems can cause developmental delays, so the doctor and the child's parents must catch vision problems early.
The following professionals do child vision screenings.
- Pediatrician
- Primary Family Doctor
- Ophthalmologist
- Specially trained healthcare professional
Call Us Immediately for Possible Vision/Hearing Problems
The differences between comprehensive eye exams and vision screenings.
Vision Screening
The pediatrician looks at the child's eyes for signs of possible problems. Tools used could be an eye chart and digital instruments. All these professionals can say is that the child "appears" to see without a problem.
Comprehensive Vision Exam
The pediatrician may order a comprehensive eye exam to determine if the child has visual disorders. The ophthalmologist may instill drops in the eyes to dilate the pupils and use special testing tools to look at the insides of the eyes.
Our six esteemed doctors at Southwest Children's Clinic in West Jordan, UT, encourage you to call them at (801) 563-1975 and set up a well-child visit for a vision & hearing screening.
