Children's Eyes

Your Children’s vision and eyes are most important. They need to be assessed early to ensure that visual system develops to its maximum capacity through regular professional eye care.

• Does your child complain of reduced vision?
• Do they hold a book very close to their eyes?
• Have a short attention span?
• Have a drop in scholastic performance?
• Poor hand and eye co-ordination?
• Frequently rub or blink their eyes?
• Complain of headaches?
• Cover one eye?
• Turn their head or move their head whilst reading?
• Omit or repeat words when reading aloud?

Orthoptic investigations check that the two eyes work well together and that they get treatment for a lazy or amblyopic eye, including squint management and dyslexia.

More information: www.britishorthopticsociety.co.uk

We will check for several conditions:

• Astigmatism - where the eye is shaped more like a rugby ball rather than a football
• Myopia - where near objects are seen more clearly than those at a distance
• Hyperopia - where far objects are seen more clearly than near ones
• Amblyopia - (Lazy Eye) a condition in which vision is underdeveloped causing reduced visual acuity.
• Strabismus - (Squint) this occurs when eyes are not properly aligned with each other.

 

For further information or to make an appointment with an Orthoptist at our Southport Clinic please contact us or call 0845 602 2517