If your child shows any of the following signs please contact us for an appointment:
- Delayed motor development
- Squinting or frequent eye rubbing
- Excessive blinking
- Sore eyes
- Failure to maintain eye contact
- Inability to maintain a gaze (fixation) while looking at objects
- Poor eye tracking skills
- Blurred vision
- Head Tilt
- Covering one eye when looking at a book or object
- Sitting to close to the television
A standard consultation with an optometrist:
A standard eye examination takes 30 minutes and includes screening for all common eye diseases, such as glaucoma and cataracts. The optometrist will also:
- talk to you and develop your case history
- examine your eyes for any vision problems, signs of eye disease or other abnormalities
- assess your eyes for a focusing disorder
- measure your eye movement and coordination
- perform further tests if required
- refer you, if needed, to your local doctor or ophthalmologist (an eye specialist who performs eye surgery and treats eye diseases).