kids vision
Young eyes can change quickly as they develop and grow. Regular eye checks for children play an important role keeping up to any changes.
Regular eye examinations could be crucial for your child's healthcare and personal development at school. One in five school children have an undected eye problem with children suffering less then perfect vision also failing fail to reach their full potnetial at school.
The NHS provides free sight tests for children under 16 and upto under 19 if they are still in full time education. If your child does need glasses they may be entitled to free ones or a contribution toward sthe cost of them.
It doesn't matter how old your child is - even if they can't talk or read yet we have a range of tests designed to detect visual problems in the very young.
And don't worry if your child needs glasses - our practice offers a wide range of trendy, attractive styles suitable for the fashion conscious child but also hard wearing and durable to stand upto everyday child knocks and bangs.
Warning signs of poor vision in children
- excessive blinking
- squinting
- peering closely at books, the TV and their game consoles
- under performing at school
- bumping into objects
