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The assessment of children’s vision is extremely
important. Regular testing should be carried out starting
at between four and five years of age.
The National Health Service in the United Kingdom allows
children to have a free eye examination up to the age
of 16, or 19 in full time education.
Children who require some form of visual correction or
treatment may not necessarily come from a family with
a history of eye problems. It is therefore essential to
screen all children before they begin their school career
and not to wait until the child’s teacher sends
a note home reporting a possible visual problem. Untreated
conditions can result in visual problems later in life.
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Conditions such
as squints or lazy eyes need to be picked up as early
as possible. There is then a much better chance that the
child’s vision will develop normally with treatment.
Children who are not yet able to read can still be tested
as the optometrist has special equipment for measuring
sight defects. Children will find these sight tests a
pleasant experience.
Today, children’s spectacle frames are attractive
and because safety is paramount, only plastic corrective
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