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Eye See... Eye Learn® (ESEL) is a children's vision initiative funded by Alberta Education designed to ensure eye health and/or vision problems are not a factor in preventing children from reaching their maximum learning potential.
The success of the ESEL program relies on the involvement of both parents and teachers. Each fall, teachers send over 50,000 parent information packages home with Kindergarten students. The program has gained endorsement from every public and private school division in Alberta.
Interesting Facts:
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20/20 does not necessarily equal perfect vision. It simply indicates that a child can see as expected at a distance of 20 feet. It doesn't provide any information about other aspects of eye health.
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25% of grade school children have vision problems that limit their potential - poor vision can affect the grades of even the best students if left unchecked
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Up to 60% of children diagnosed with learning difficulties have undetected vision problems
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Of those 60% mentioned above, the majority will pass a vision screening test (administered by a school nurse), emphasizing the importance of a complete eye examination with an optometrist.
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FRIBBIT® – our mascot
Fribbit® is our Eye See…Eye Learn mascot. Fribbit® is meant to make this project more fun for the children. Teachers have resource material for their classrooms where Fribbit® is highlighted as they teach about eye health and eye safety. Optometrists have Fribbit® in their offices as well so the children can identify with him at the time of their eye exam.
Free eyeglasses
Because of the generous donations of industry sponsors we are able to offer to kindergarten children from participating school divisions – one Free pair of eyeglasses if they are prescribed by an eye doctor.
Program sponsors
Sponsors of the Free Eyeglasses for Kindergarten Children Program:
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| Alberta Optometrists |
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Metro Optical /
KW Optical |
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To learn more about the history of Fribbit® and ESEL, click here.
If you have any questions regarding this program, you are asked to contact the coordinator at the Alberta Association of Optometrists at (780) 451-6824 ext. 232.
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