Infantsee eye exam today

I read an article in the PARENTS magazine a few months ago about a public service program called Infantsee. It was started by President Jimmy Carter when 2 of his grandchildren had eye problems and he wanted infants to have free eye exams because so many eye issues, if caught early, can be corrected. The program is for babies 6-12 months of age.
We had the appointment today with an Optometrist which is infantsee-certified. He was very kind and explained everything he was doing to Jason and I.
This is what he did:
1. Looked at pictures we were asked to bring of the babies looking at the camera. He is looking for the flash of the camera light to be reflecting equally in both eyes.
2. He looks in their eyes which a light (he had a little toy attached to the tip for them to follow).
3. He looks at their eye going in all directions.
4. He holds up a blank circle, then a circle with a smiley face on it to see if they are able to see and follow the smile. Then he switches to a very light-smile where if they were not seeing clearly they would not follow it because it would not be visible.
5. He dilates both of their eyes so he can see into them and check their actual vision health (near or far-sighted).
6. He holds up a lens which makes them see double and he is looking for their eye to bounce between images.

They both did very well. Even Nicholas was ok with him - which he is normally afraid of men.
A normal baby has a farsighted strength of a +1 or +3 (pretty sure on the numbers). Nicholas was about a +1.5. Celia was about a +2. Celia had a little difficulty with the lighter-smile but did alright, so he said for both of them an eye exam at about 3 or 4 years old is fine, but keep an "eye" out (ha ha) for any changes. Most children do not develop near-sightedness until perhaps 4 years old, so for now they are fine. No glasses needed.

This appointment was an hour for the twins total - of course less for single babies. But, I recommend it. It is easy and free. :)