Depending on your child’s age and development, several different things may occur during a vision screening. If your child is in school or able to read letters, a visual acuity test will take place, where they will stand at a distance with one eye covered and be asked to read letters on a wall chart from the smallest letters on the bottom to the largest letters on the top. For children who are too young to read, pictures may be used instead of letters. If you come to Pediatric Associates of Frisco for a pediatric vision screening, we will most likely provide a vision photo screening test using the Spot Vision Screener, which is a handheld device that can quickly and easily detect vision issues in children aged six months and older, including astigmatism, gaze development, nearsightedness, and farsightedness. The Spot Vision Screener screens both eyes simultaneously from three feet away while also using various lights and sounds to help keep young children engaged.