Eye Health Central

Children's Vision

Can Contact Lenses correct a squint?

Can Contact Lenses correct a squint?

7 Jan 2025

A squint, or lazy eye, is referred to medically as Strabismus and is a relatively common visual disorder in children, characterised by slight eye misalignment.

A squint can easily be treated with help from your optometrist and at home. Here we help explain some of the treatments suggested to help children with squints.

Can children wear contact lenses?

Can children wear contact lenses?

7 Jan 2025

It's not uncommon for children as young as 10 years old to ask if they can wear contact lenses, so can they? Unfortunately it's not a simple case of yes or no, but a decision based on many factors.

Here we explore some of the main factors to consider before deciding if a child is ready to wear contact lenses.

5 Tell tale signs your child needs to see an Optometrist

5 Tell tale signs your child needs to see an Optometrist

7 Jan 2025

Eye-sight is undoubtedly one of our most precious senses, and the one sense we fear losing the most, a study carried out by Novartis showed that Survey  85% of respondents were most afraid to lose their eyesight of their five senses.

Common Eye Conditions in Children

Common Eye Conditions in Children

7 Jan 2025

As a child grows and explores the world their five senses are crucially important, none more so than their vision.

Most children go through their childhood with no issues with their vision, some many need glasses to correct short-sightedness or long-sightedness whilst others will suffer eye conditions varying from mild to severe.

We help you recognise the ell tale signs and symptoms of common eye conditions in children from a stye to cataracts.

Children and Digital Eye Strain

Children and Digital Eye Strain

6 Feb 2025

When we use electronic devices, our eyes do not move as much and our blink rate slows down, which can lead to digital eye strain, also called computer vision syndrome. Find out how making some simple changes to your child's screen time can help reduce eye strain and dry eyes.

Learning Related Vision Problems

Learning Related Vision Problems

18 Feb 2025

Vision is so important to our children's early learning processes. Any visual deficits or issues need to be detected and resolved as young as possible to lessen the impact on our child's academic progress.

Infants Vision

27 Jan 2025

Infants develop their vision over the first year of life. At first, babies see only in shades of grey and aren't able to process much detail. Understanding the expected progression of your baby's vision will help you remain vigilant and know what is normal in your child's development.