Children's eye examination
forty minutes (add ten minutes for a first visit)
An examination that does not need a child to read letters aloud.
Children from about six months, and school-age children yearly.
$125
In the examination lane
Children's vision
An examination that does not need a child to read letters aloud.
A child does not know what normal looks like and will not report blurred sight, because it is the only sight they have had. Everything in a children's examination can be done with pictures, shapes, matching games and lights, and none of it requires the child to speak or to read. A child who will not co-operate on the day is a child we see again next week.
What this includes
- Vision measured with pictures or matching rather than letters
- Whether the two eyes are pointing at the same thing
- Whether one eye is being ignored, which is the finding that matters most and shows least
- The focusing effort a child is making to see the board
- The health of both eyes
- A conversation with you about what to watch for at home
What this is not
- A school vision screening is not this, and passing one is not a reason to skip it
- We do not assess reading difficulty or learning disability; those need people who are not us
The appointment
Booking this
Ring or book online. A child who will not co-operate on the day is seen again the following week, at no further charge.
Where this is bounded
What we will and will not tell you here is bounded by this straight answer: A screening is not a diagnosis.
An examination a child can actually do
Ring to book a children's eye examination, or ask what to expect first.