This is one of the questions most commonly asked by many concerned parents. In some cases, the answer is as young as a newborn baby! Premature babies often have their eyes examined and corrected with contact lenses during the first few months of life to ensure normal development of their vision and brain pathways supporting good vision.

In most cases, Dr. Nguyen and Dr. Wong recommend having the first eye exam during the first year of life to rule out misalignment or crossing of an infant's eyes, amblyopia or lazy eye, and rare disorders such as cataracts or glaucoma. The second eye exam should be between the ages of four and six years to ensure good tracking eye movement and vision and perception development.

Early successful learning in reading, writing, and arithmetic requires a certain level of development in visual, perceptual, and integrated skills.