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By AAPOS Public Information Committee As the holiday season approaches, we enter a time of year that calls for reflection on the things in life for which we are grateful but might sometimes forget. One of those things is the gift of healthy eyes! Parents and caregivers often ask what they can do to ensure that their children develop good vision ...

The Children’s Eye Foundation of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmologists and Strabismus (AAPOS) has received funding from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation (KTEF) to support educational outreach programs. KTEF awarded $250,000 to CEF’s Stop Infant Blindness in Africa (SIBA) program, as well as $100,000 to the Global Education & ...

“As soon as I heard about a Clark Kent superhero who helped the U.S. achieve bronze in a sport I used to participate in,” said Dr. Rupa Wong , a pediatric ophthalmologist at the Honolulu Eye Clinic who is an American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmologists and Strabismus member, “I had to learn more. I often convey to parents the new diagnosis of ...