Children's Eye Care

Our children’s eye tests are gentle, thorough, and focused not only on keeping vision clear and healthy, but also on early identification and management of conditions such as myopia to support their eyes as they grow.

During your child’s appointment, our friendly optometrist will make the experience relaxed and engaging, using age-appropriate techniques and equipment to put them at ease. We’ll assess not just their visual acuity (how clearly they can see), but also a range of vital visual skills that support learning and everyday activities.

  • Focusing ability (accommodation): Checking how well your child’s eyes adjust to see things clearly at different distances, important for switching between the board and a book in class.
  • Eye coordination (convergence): Assessing how well both eyes work together, which can affect reading, tracking words across a page, and hand-eye coordination.
  • Depth perception (3D vision or stereopsis): Evaluating how your child judges distances and perceives depth — essential for activities like catching a ball or navigating their environment confidently.
Many children don’t realise they’re seeing differently, routine eye tests help catch issues early.

  • First test – around 18 months: Helps detect early signs of lazy eye, squints, or other congenital vision issues. Early detection makes treatment most effective.

  • Pre-school – around 4 years old: Ensures your child’s vision and visual skills are ready for learning before starting school.

  • School age – every 1–2 years: Regular check-ups from school entry to 16 help track changes in eyesight and eye health as your child grows.

  • Teenage years and beyond: Continued eye care supports healthy vision habits and helps manage the visual demands of study, sport, and screen time.

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MYOPIA MANAGEMENT

Myopia management is a targeted approach designed to slow the progression of short-sightedness in children and young adults. Instead of just correcting vision with standard glasses, it focuses on slowing the progression of myopia, helping to safeguard their long-term eye health.

Stellest Lenses by Essilor
Stellest Lenses by Essilor are specially designed glasses that help slow the progression of myopia (short-sightedness) in children. Using innovative micro‑lens technology, Stellest lenses reduce the strain that can encourage the eye to grow too quickly, helping to manage prescription changes over time and protect long-term eye health.

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