Eye doctors can determine a prescription for infants using retinoscopy without any verbal feedback from the child.

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Is it true that eye doctors can determine a prescription for infants using retinoscopy without any verbal feedback from the child?

Yes. A Cleveland Clinic reference page states that retinoscopy is especially useful for eye tests on people who cannot communicate with their eye specialists, and that it is how infants get prescription vision correction.

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Retinoscopy: What It Is, Test Details & How To Prepare

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Retinoscopy: What It Is, Test Details & How To Prepare. (n.d.). my.clevelandclinic.org. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/retinoscopy

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