Comfortable clear vision is vital for successful progress at school.  Reading, writing, working from the board and with screens are more difficult if you have a vision problem.

We can help solve sight problems which hinder learning, and assess that vision is developing fully.  Vision develops from birth through to age 7-8 years, including complex oculo-motor skills relating to eye-teaming and focusing.  Poor vision in only one eye can be missed, which can result in amblyopia, commonly called lazy eye.

A full eye examination assesses:

Distance & near vision; Changing focus (accommodation); Aiming the eyes (fixation); Stereo vision, (3D vision); Colour vision; Eye health.

Optometrists Sally and Claire use age appropriate, fun tests to encourage cooperation.

Some appointment fees for children are eligible for an Enable subsidy.

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Behavioural Optometry

Vision is more than just eyesight - it how we interpret, understand and act on information coming in through our eyes.  Children can have normal 20/20 eyesight yet still struggle in the classroom. This can be due to problems with: 

Eye movements; Eye teaming; Eye-hand coordination; Visual form perception; Longsightedness.

Visual skills normally improve over time. If there are areas where your child is not progressing at school, a full Behavioural Optometry assessment with Sally Adams can help. This can uncover vision problems which can be improved with glasses and Vision Therapy.