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Kids
Eye Care
Looking
after your child’s eyes is something we take seriously and
it’s important to have regular eye examinations. We also stock a
large range of kiddies eyewear for kids up to the ages of 1year up
to 12 year olds.
Kid's eye care
Good vision is essential to a child's learning and reading
performance. Often parents and teachers overlook a child's vision
problems as a cause of learning difficulties. Early detection of
vision problems is particularly important for primary and
intermediate school children who are learning to read and write. A
child who cannot see is at a learning disadvantage.
Kid's vision for school
One in six children ages 5 to 12 have vision performance problems
that can lead to learning difficulties. The Snellen eye chart,
traditionally used in school screening programmes, measures the
ability to see objects clearly at a distance. This test detects
less than 30 percent of vision problems in children. A child may
"pass" this screening test and still have vision
disorders that impair learning, such as problems with near-vision
and binocular skills.
Symptoms of vision problems
Some of the symptoms that may indicate a child is experiencing
vision problems include:
· Rubbing eyes repeatedly
· Dislike and avoidance of close work
· Holding head at an angle when looking at an object
· Shutting or covering one eye to focus
· Excessive blinking
· Holding books closely
· Using a finger as a place mark when reading
· Sitting too close to the television
· Developing red eyes
Most children with visual defects are unlikely to complain about
their vision, thinking everyone else sees the same. Rapid growth
may impact a child’s vision but with regular eyes examinations
potential vision problems can be detected and corrected. Many
school-age children may be inaccurately labelled as slow and
unable to keep up in class because of correctable but undetected
vision problems.
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