Pediatric Optometrist in Bedfordview and Germiston

Children’s Optometrist in Bedfordview

Is your Kid heading to school for the first time or back to school this term?

Discover how an eye exam can help them succeed from day!

3 reasons your child can benefit from a Pediatric Optometrist

Improved School Grades

Remember that vision testing at an early age is vital to insure your child has the visual skills he or she needs to perform well in school.

A child who is unable to see print or view a blackboard can become easily frustrated, leading to poor academic performance. Some vision problems such as lazy eye, are best treated if they are detected and corrected as early as possible while the child’s vision system is still developing..

Ensuring your Childs eyes are in top condition.

An eye exam is the only way to examine if your child’s eyes are functioning as they supposed to.

With the exam, your pediatric optometrist will let us know anything that may be wrong and a prescription can be issued thereafter.

Detect any eye abnormalities early

Prevention is always better than cure when it comes to detecting any serious eye related problems.

Early detection of more serious conditions is vital as some of those conditions can be reversible.

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What to expect for your Childs Vision Screening?

Before your Childs eye exam

Just like an adults eye exam, informing your child beforehand that there is NO reason to be scarred can help calm them as the procedure is painless.
During Your childs Exam

Your pediatric Optometrist will first start of with an easy vision test where your Childs will be asked to read some alphabets.

The optometrist will first cover one eye and test each on individually.

After this, your child will look through some special lenses to view the same alphabets at in the previous step. The doctor will simply switch from lens to lens to determine the best one.

A device called a slip lamp will than be used to determine your Childs overall eye health. This is a simple machine that emits some light to the eye so the doctor can get a closer look.
After the exam