After the extraordinary expenses of the holidays, many families have to face a new impact on their domestic economy: the return to school. Different studies by major consumer organizations place this impact at a minimum of 500 euros per child, although with many differences depending on the community they are in and also on the type of school the children attend. Private schools can triple the cost of public ones.

Returning to school represents a very high expense for many families, more than 422 euros on average. For the entire year, this is more than 2,000 euros in private schools, which is reduced by half in public schools, according to the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU). However, some of these costs can be deducted from the personal income tax return (IRPF) in the regional bracket. Catalonia, the community to which the school exists a school voucher for each of the 795,000 primary and secondary school studentsOf the fifteen autonomous communities with a common system, it offers the fewest tax benefits of this type. The only one related to education concerns higher education, as it can be applied to loans to finance master's or doctoral degrees. 100% of the interest associated with these loans is repaid.

The return to school can show symptoms that may lead children to think they have eye problems, for example, when looking at the blackboard, reading books, or even playing. For this reason, pediatric ophthalmology experts at theIMO Grup Miranza, a leading ophthalmology clinic in Barcelona, ​​recommends checking children's eye health from birth and annually from the age of three or four. It's more convenient to time an eye health assessment at the start of the school year to ensure children don't have vision problems that could hinder their learning.