Leyland Opticians


home ortho K kids eyecare Dyslexia contact us Opening times Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:30pm Saturday 9:00am - 3:00pm Sunday closed		Children's Eyecare Because as adults we can all see well, we assume that our children can too. However, some eye conditions are present from birth, or develop at a very young age, and to successfully correct them they have to be picked up early. At the very least, all children should be examined before they go to school. short sighted children will struggle to see the board, and may fall back educationally long sighted children may struggle to see reading material and will not develop their literacy skills children with unequal prescriptions may develop a lazy eye, and possibly even a squint. This could cause an effect on career opportunities astigmatism is another potentially big problem, and is probably the most common cause of eyestrain
		Colour vision problems are also important and are fairly common among boys. This mainly impacts on career choices, as perfect colour vision is necessary to be a pilot or train driver. The Armed Forces also set colour vision standards. There are other, thankfully rare, but serious childhood conditions that an eye exam will pick up. It is obvious that good eye health is vital if children are going to develop normally, and we have special tests even for testing babies. There are picture cards, preferential looking tests, 3D tests and games that tell us if the extra-ocular muscles and vision are developing normally. These tests are not like adult tests and we don't bore the kids with "better 1 or 2" questions. Kids usually enjoy getting their eyes tested.