RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- As August marks National Children's Eye Health and Safety Month, it's a critical time to remember that a child's vision is essential for their overall well-being and academic success.

Many vision problems in children go unnoticed because kids may not know how to articulate what they are experiencing.

According to Dr. Evan Silverstein, a pediatric ophthalmologist at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health, parents are a child's first line of defense. He urged them to look for key red flags that may indicate a vision problem.

"Those things that you are looking for is, you know, turning the head in order to try to see better, squinting," Dr. Silverstein said.

He added that, while not every child needs a full eye exam, parents should "absolutely see an eye doc

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