Children’s Eyecare

Eyes and Vision

An introduction to Children’s Eyecare. Your health visitor, your GP, your paediatrician, and your local optician are all on hand to help you care for your children’s eyes and vision – However,your child’s eye care is down to you the parent or guardian !  Don’t rely on school vision screening, or f…

Free Eye Tests

The NHS offers free eye tests to all children under 16 years of age. If your child needs glasses, you will receive a contribution towards the cost of them. 1 in 5 children have an undetected eye problem. Without early treatment some vision defects can become permanent disabilities. Ideally your child should…

Fitting

Childrens Glasses must only be fitted by a Qualified Optician. We are, and we like Kids ! Action Man and Beano are just two of the ranges we offer for children, many are completely free under the NHS. Built to survive them !

Sunglasses

Sunglasses are more important for children than adults. Older eyes can filter out more harmful UV. (80% of UV Damage occurs before age of 20). Children receive approximately 3 times the annual dose of UV than the average adult. Sunglasses or Photochromic lenses do NOT cause photophobia or aversion to sunligh…

Children’s Frames

Not every little girl likes pink ! But those that do will love our BARBIE range of frames. We also carry the “Hannah Montana” and “High School Musical” ranges, perfect for the slightly older girls. For the Boys we have BENCH and our most popular range at the moment – STAR WARS. Childrens glasses m…