Children’s Vision Clinic

Children’s Vision Clinic:

Our optometrists Yang Wang & Roland Mak are experienced with testing the vision of children and encourage a comprehensive eye exam for kids at any age if you hold any concerns for their eyesight.

We have age-appropriate visual acuity charts (shapes, numbers, and letters), children-friendly equipment and can provide you with comprehensive advice to ensure you have peace of mind that your child’s visual issues are thoroughly addressed.

Testing Procedure:

Our children’s vision testing procedure is tailored to the problems and needs of each child, but may include the following:

Clinical History
Visual Acuity
Binocular Vision Assessment
- Check for lazy eye(s)
- Eye movement coordination / tracking
- Near to far focus
Depth perception
Colour Vision Defects
Prescription Check
- Cycloplegic refraction if required
Eye Health Examination
- Retinal photography if appropriate

Management Options:

Depending on the type of problem a child may suffer from, we offer a selection of different management options:

Myopia Control

Slowing the progression of myopia with specialty glasses, eyedrops, and/or contact lenses.

Prescription Glasses

2-Year Unconditional Frame Warranty available on select frames.
A range of lens designs and coating available.

Vision Therapy

In-office & home visual therapy offered for eye tracking & binocular vision issues, such as convergence insufficiency.

Preventative Advice

We may advise on steps to ensure certain eye conditions don’t worsen with time. For example eye rubbing-induced astigmatism.

Report to Teachers

We provide eyesight reports to teachers to ensure they are aware of the requirements of children with visual problems, such as the need to be seated in front of class.

Specialty Contact Lenses

Expertise with all forms of soft and rigid contact lens fitting for complex ocular conditions in children.

Note on children with ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Learning/Behavioural Disorders

Children with learning and behavioural disorders are at a higher risk of also having vision problems – for example, patients with attention-deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) are 3x more likely to have convergence insufficiency than the general population.

Therefore a full eye exam is highly recommended to rule out any visual problems that can worsen the symptoms that these children suffer.

References:
[1] Rafique SA, Northway N. Relationship of ocular accommodation and motor skills performance in developmental coordination disorder. Human movement science. 2015 Aug 31;42:1-4.
[2] Granet DB, Gomi CF, Ventura R, Miller-Scholte A. The relationship between convergence insufficiency and ADHD. Strabismus. 2005 Jan 1;13(4):163-8.

Preparing for the visit:
Social story for children with autism

Our clinic abides by the principles of the Autism Friendly Communities, providing a low noise, minimal clutter and safe environment for eye testing of patients with autism.

You will find below a general social story to prepare for an eye test. A printable version is available here.