We test children of all ages. While glasses are seen as a common solution to 'blurred vision', there are a number of treatable eye conditions that also create blurred vision in children.

Blurry vision doesn't always mean glasses

Our aim is to offset the need for glasses as long as possible using simple vision training - eye exercises.

Our optometrists regularly undertake in-school Vision Screenings, for children from Prep all the way to Grade 12, to assess for any visual barriers to learning.

Our approach to children’s vision involves assessing:

• Problems of visual clarity
• Problems of eye coordination and teaming
• Problems of visual processing.

Eye teaming forms an integral part of our assesment, and this can sometimes answer the problems children have with their vision.

What visual skills do children need for learning?

For good visual skills, a child must be able to:

• See clearly at far and close distances
• Have good eye coordination - eye teaming, tracking and focussing
• Keep the eye coordination systems stable and well maintained throughout a day of school without excessive fatigue.

Detailed below, the following problems can complicate the learning process:

Problems with VISION:
If your child has problems reading the letter chart and cannot see clearly at either far or close distance, he or she is likely to need glasses. This is usually due to:

• Shortsightedness (Myopia)
• Longsightedness (Hyperopia)
• Astigmatism