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Parents are urged to book an eye appointment for their child before the start of the new school year

Cases of eye strain and short-sightedness on the increase in children

Khuram Sarwar, optician at Feel Good Contacts is urging parents to book an eye appointment for their child before their children start the new school year. Delaying an eye health check-up could be dangerous; after all, it’s challenging to know if your child has a problem with one eye when the vision is good in the other.

Due to the increased amount of time children spend in front of...

Research reveals that up to a fifth of parents have never taken their children to get their eyes tested.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has been re-released with entirely BLURRED text

The classic 1865 novel by Lewis Carroll has been re-released by The College of Optometrists in entirely blurred text, to raise awareness of the importance of children’s eye health. The new release named ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: The Blurred Edition’ has been launched after new research reveals that up to a fifth (23%) of parents have never taken their children to get their eyes...