DOES YOUR CHILD SUFFER
FROM A VISION PROBLEM?

1 in 5 do! Make sure yours isn’t one of them with our child-friendly eye tests.

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Children rarely report vision problems. They assume everyone sees the same way as they do.

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Our paediatric optometry eye test is essential to detecting vision problems early on, before they affect learning at school.

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Good eyesight forms the basis for successful schooling and developing lifelong skills.

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This is one test your child cannot afford to miss!

WELCOME TO EYECARE KIDS

Do you suspect your child's eyesight may be affecting their ability to learn effectively at school? Children's vision can constantly change. If it's been 2 years or more since their last eye test, we recommend you contact us to book an appointment today!

Behavioural Optometry
  • Behavioural optometry is more than just checking if you can see clearly.  It is an expanded area of practice because it takes into account visual motor and visual processing skills.
  • We take a holistic approach to ensure that your child has the strength and stamina to keep up with all the near demands placed on them.
  • We do this by assessing how their eyes and brain process visual information, and use it to measure how this processing affects your child’s performance and behaviour.
  • Our exams include a comprehensive review of learning related skills: focusing, teaming, tracking  and vision information processing skills.
Vision Therapy
  • Vision Therapy aims to improve a child’s visual abilities through one or a combination of eye exercises, lenses, prisms or eye patching.
  • Our Vision Therapy Progams are individually tailored to help students with vision issues such as lazy eyes, poor focusing, eye teaming and tracking difficulties.
  • We ensure that Visual Skills are developed to make the eyes more comfortable with reading, particularly as sore eyes and eye strain are common complaints.
  • For children with Strabismus and/or Amblyopia, vision therapy can help the eyes work better together, so children can learn to keep the eyes straight and even see 3-D if they couldn’t before.
Myopia Control
  • Myopia Control is about understanding your options to slow down the progression of myopia.
  • We will take the time to explain the risk factors contributing to the prescription becoming worse.  This includes family history, how much time is spent doing near activities compared with outdoor activities.
  • We know from studies that excessive convergence and poor eye focusing has been linked to myopia as risk factors. Extra care is taken to measure these risk factors.
  • We will discuss the treatment options available to slow down progression, and this includes ortho-k, bifocal lenses, multifocal contact lenses and atropine eyedrops.  We know that normal glasses are the least effective way to slow down progression.

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Parents Zone

What Every Parent Needs To Know
About Children’s Eye Health

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Eye Exam Frequency?

Did you know the Optometrists Association of Australia recommends regular eye tests for children? Our friendly behavioural optometrists are trained to make your child’s appointment friendly and stress free. 
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Patching may not be enough

Patching the ‘good’ eye to improve the ‘lazy’ eye is still the gold standard treatment for improving visual acuity.  However, most parents don’t realise that patching doesn’t teach both eyes to work together as a team.  Many children who have a lazy eye also benefit from vision therapy to improve depth perception and eye co-ordination.  These are important skills when it comes to reading.
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Is Eye Surgery Necessary?

Strabismic eye surgery can be avoided!  Surgery  may only improve the cosmetic appearance of an eye  turn without actually helping the overall eye function. For a child with an eye turn, vision therapy is an option we can explore which may help your child  achieve better control of the eyes and appear straight.
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Struggling at School?

Does your child have trouble keeping focus in school? Do they lack the hand-eye coordination necessary for most sports? If yes, it’s possible your child’s talents are hiding behind a vision problem. We understand the connection between vision and learning, and will work together with you to find a solution. 
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Is it really ADD/ADHD or dyslexia?

Did you know that children can be misdiagnosed with ADD/ ADHD and dyslexia, when in reality they may be struggling with visual skills difficulties instead?  
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The board is blurry at school...

Myopia (or shortsightedness) is fast becoming a worldwide epidemic with Australia fast catching up.  Up to 31% of young Australians are now myopic compared to up to 90% in part of asia.  Our optometrists advocate myopia control options to slow down the progression.  There are many more solutions which can help your child more effectively than just distance spectacles.  

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Why Choose Eyecare Kids?

Knowledge & Experience
  • Our Behavioural Optometrists are extensively trained and utilise evidence-based practice to help your child’s vision and development beyond standard care.
  • They will take the time to educate parents on myopia control options for short-sightedness
  • As well as non-surgical treatment options for strabismus (eye turn) and amblyopia (lazy eye).
Spectacle Lens Expertise

Our Optical Dispensers are highly qualified and knowledgeable in the optics of lenses.
We will take the time to take all the measurements and heights from your child to fit them perfectly.
We can help parents select the correct lenses for difficult and high prescriptions.
We love making beautiful and functional glasses for children.

Fashion your kids will love
  • Choose from a huge range of fun and stylish frames that your child will be thrilled to wear.
  • Hello Kitty, Nike, Lacoste, Guess, Domani, Tomatoe Kids and Miraflex!
  • We even stock hard-to-find baby frames, swimming goggles and sports glasses.
  • We’ve got the gear your kid needs to excel in school and look cool in the playground too.

The greatest gift we can give is the gift of vision that helps improve the quality of life. As a behavioural optometrist, I am fortunate to be in a position that allows me to help people with real vision problems.

– SooJin Nam, Behavioural Optometrist

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Bankstown
Broadway
Chullora
Hillsdale
Kareela
Roselands