Good vision is essential to a child’s development as so much of what they learn is taken in through their eyes. So it is never too soon to start your child's eyecare. They do not have to be able to read for an optometrist to determine how good their vision is; there are lots of other fun ways to test a their sight.
You will find that most infants and pre-school children have regular vision screening as part of their routine developmental checks. These early tests are invaluable, but are not as thorough as a full eye examination by a qualified optometrist.
When your child is born, the paediatrician will check their vision when they are still in the hospital ward. It is very rare for there to be any problems with a newborn's vision. A newborn's eye is about 75% of the size of an adult eye, and it will continue to develop for the first two years of life.
Specsavers recommend that children should have their first eye examination at around three years old. Learning difficulties can sometimes be caused by uncorrected vision problems, so the earlier they can be detected, the better the chance of correcting them. What's more, at Specsavers the test is designed to be friendly and fun for kids of all ages.
