Prevention of diseases Children diseases    Strabismus   Amblyopia   Refractive anomalies   Learning problems   Retrolental       fibroplasia   Eye accidents   Recommendations Adult diseases	Children Recommendations a. High risk children (familial history of tumors, congenital cataract, metabolic and genetic diseases and premature children, need to undergo a complete ocular examination before discharge of the clinic. b. At 6 months all children need a complete ocular examination (to be carried out by the general physician or the pediatrician) in order to detect eventual fixation problems, strabismus and visible extreme deformities. c. At age 3-4 all children need an ocular examination, to be carried out by the general physician; the pediatrician or the ophthalmologist, in order to test the visual acuity, eye- position and ocular motility. d. During the schoolperiod yearly or every two years, the visual acuity of the children has to be tested.