Children’s Eye Tests
Nurturing Good Vision for Your Child’s Future
Ensuring proper vision plays a vital role in the healthy development of children.
Research indicates that one in five school children has an undetected eye problem, hindering their ability to reach their full potential and enjoy childhood activities to the fullest. With 80% of a child’s learning being visual, it’s crucial to prioritise regular eye examinations for optimal vision.
Children may not realise when their vision is compromised as they assume their sight is normal.
That’s why we strongly advise regular eye examinations for all children from age of 4, at least once a year. By identifying potential issues early on, we can ensure effective treatment and support your child’s visual well-being. We will typically apply drops from age 4 for their first test to ensure the most accurate outcome, this does take longer so many opticians avoid this but we do our best for your child! Once we have strong baseline, drops are not always required. Early correction is important to avoid a lazy eye i.e. the eye is not seeing as it should in the absence of a disease. Some spectacles are short term to allow normal eye development, myopic children need full time correction.
Services
Advanced Eye Tests
Our advanced eye tests go beyond the standard vision check-up, utilising state-of-the-art technology to assess the health of your eyes thoroughly.
Childrens Eye Tests
Our dedicated team is experienced in providing high-quality eye care services for kids of all ages.
Dry Eye & Red Eye
If you’re experiencing symptoms such as redness, discharge, or discomfort in your eyes, our expert team can help.
Express Glazing
Need your glasses urgently? Our same-day glasses service is perfect for those who require fast turnaround times without compromising on quality.
Child-Friendly Testing for Accurate Assessments
We use cutting-edge equipment for accurate assessments. Our computerised test chart utilises pictures, numbers, shapes, and letters to evaluate your child’s vision. Our practice is family friendly and both our optometrist have children so they know what to expect!
We have evidence-based children’s testing equipment, including a child-friendly machine that swiftly reads prescriptions in seconds. This comprehensive approach allows us to provide an accurate and efficient vision assessment for your child.
We have lots of children frames to choose from and our unbreakable range of Nano-Vista are truly the first choice. All our team are child welcoming we understand as busy parents you need your children to be seen on time-we do this!
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Myopia Mangment
We were one of the first to adopt the myopia management technology to slow down myopia in children. This includes modifiable changes, myopia management optical eyewear such as spectacles and contact lenses.
The key is to know if the optical eyewear is working by measuring the axial length and corneal topography, we can do both!
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Recognising Warning Signs for Eye Problems in Children
These are common warning signs that may indicate an underlying eye problem in your child:
- Misalignment of one eye (turning in, out, up, or down)
- Frequent complaints of headaches
- Frequent eye rubbing or excessive blinking
- Squinting while reading or watching television
- Reluctance to engage in reading, writing, or drawing
- Difficulty catching a ball
- Lack of expected progress in school
- Development of behavioural or concentration problems at school
Colourimetry-Visual Stress
Visual Stress is a perceptual processing condition that causes reading difficulties, headaches and visual problems from exposure to patterns in text, such as lines of text. Visual Stress is linked to dyslexia and similar visual learning difficulties. Sufferers experience print distortion and fatigue when reading.
Visual Stress is also known as Meares-Irlen syndrome, after the two researchers who first discovered the connection between white page glare and reading difficulties. The severity of these symptoms can vary from person to person, with approximately 20% of the population suffering to some degree.
Symptoms can include: Movement of print, misreading of text, losing place when reading, eye rubbing..anything reading releated which is not always due to a prescripton.
Our specialist optometrists can help identify potential visual conditions including Visual Stress.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I check my child eyes?
Children will not always report visual problems, school screening is not place in all areas nor it is exhustive testing. Some children has subtle visual problems which need correcting soon as possible. Also, setting a good baseline and help us for future exams.
Why should I use Safarian & Simon Opticians For my Child eyes
We are a family led practice, our staff and two optometrist have children, so they are very child-friendly! As a calm practice, we are able to take our time to ensure your child has a run eye exam and with our highly advanced equpiement we can make the eye exam very accuracte and efficent, we know children wont sit for long!
What is myopia mangment?
For years we were unable to fully understand on how to slow down myopia in children. Since 2017 we have had optical contact lenses and spectacle lenses to slow it down. The earlier you intevene with these products, the better they work.