Social interactions are helped with good vision

One of the most difficult things about lockdown is seeing how much our children miss their friends. Spending time with friends is essential for a child’s development and well...

What can I do at home to check my child’s vision?

In these times of social distancing and self-isolation you may be worried about how well your child can see. As a first step there are some vision checks you could do at home...

Is my child wearing the correct glasses prescription?

Good eyesight is important for a child’s development, both educationally, (as 80 percent of our learning is visual) and to enable social interaction with other children and adults...

My child is short-sighted, what do I need to know?

Myopia is the medical term for short-sightedness, this happens when the eyeball is too long or too powerful and means that glasses or contact lenses are needed to see things like...

My child is spending more time on digital devices, should I be worried about their eyes?

Is too much screen time bad for your kids’ eyes? The term screen time is often used to scare parents who use technology to distract or entertain their children but what about when...

How vision develops in children

Most young children from birth to age 6 are slightly longsighted (hyperopic). They are born like this because their eyes still have some growing to do, and they can easily...