Kid’s Eye Tests
Understand your child’s visual needs and plan for the future.
What is different about children’s vision?
Our paediatric clinic considers visual motor and cognitive skills, assessing both the functioning of the eyes as well as the brain.
The approach assesses how a child processes and interprets visual information and helps detect problems that may accompany or contribute to learning difficulties.
The way a child interprets what they see does not depend solely on the clarity of their vision.
What happens during a children’s vision test?
The eye test will include consideration of the following:
Measurement of near focus and eye coordination. This can impact visual comfort and performance when reading, writing and using computers.
Measurement of distance focus and ability to change focus from distance to near work.
Assessment and treatment of lazy eye (amblyopia) and turned eye(strabismus). Assessment of tracking eye movement skills for reading fluency.
Assessment of vision perception, or processing, to ensure these abilities are normally developed for a patient’s age.
Assessment and management of visual issues associated with health or neurological conditions.
Our kid’s eye test process
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Your journey with For Eyes Optometrist starts with the initial booking. You can book online (www.foreyes.com.au) or call us directly (08 93353433) to make an appointment with one of our optometrists.
Our friendly team will answer any questions you may have and schedule an appointment at a time that best suits you or your child.
If this is your first visit, we will send you a link to our new patient information form.This information is important because it helps our paediatric optometrists understand your needs and address your concerns. Therefore, please complete this form and email back to us before your appointment. The form is an interactive PDF form so can be completed online.
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When you arrive for your appointment, our friendly team will check your patient record and if required, update your details. They will then guide you through any necessary pre-test procedures before seeing the optometrist.
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Our Fremantle optometrists will greet you and then take you through to their consulting room for further testing and discussion of your concerns. Initially, this is likely to involve taking detailed images of your retina (the internal back and layer of the eye). These tests are non-invasive and pain-free.
At For Eyes Optometrist, we use the latest technology such as the Optos ultra-widefield digital imaging device and/or optical coherence tomography or OCT. OCT is a highly sophisticated scan that allows us to
form a 3D image of your retina. These detailed images of your retina allow a
preliminary assessment of the health of your eyes. Wherever possible, we will share these images with you and talk you through the components of the health of your eyes.Following these assessments, the functional aspects of your vision will be investigated. This includes assessing the overall health of your eyes, binocular vision, and both the functional and sensory aspects of vision. In simple terms, this means that we not only assess how clearly you see but also how your visual system functions as part of your entire sensory and motor system.
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Our optometrists will discuss their findings and results with you and address any concerns you may have. Our recommendations will be based on your visual, lifestyle and eye health needs.
If further testing, or referrals to other allied health professionals, is required this will also be explained.
If spectacles are required, your needs will be discussed with one of our experienced optical dispensing team members. They will then assist you with the frame and appropriate lens section.
This highly personalised process considers styling and selecting a frame that best suits your personality and lifestyle requirements.
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Our optometrists will recommend an appropriate time frame for a follow-up eye examination. We will either make an appointment or schedule a reminder for you.
We are passionate about our professional services and pride ourselves in customer care. We look forward to seeing you at For Eyes Optometrist in the near future. Book Now!
When should my child have an eye test?
We recommend that all children receive a routine eye examination prior to commencing school to ensure that there are no vision problems that would impede their ability to learn. Thereafter, we recommend an eye examination every 18 months - 3 years unless advised otherwise by an optometrist.
There is evidence that:
Many children with reading difficulties also have a vision problem
One in five children have a vision problem that impacts on efficient learning
These vision problems often relate to focusing and eye teaming
Meet the Optometrists
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Adrian Rossiter
Founder / Optometrist
Adrian has over 35 years of experience as an optometrist in independent practice, as a contact lens adviser to industry and as a family eye care practitioner. His professional interests revolve around improving children’s vision and working with specialty contact lenses for adults and children.
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Sinead Denny
Optometrist
Sinead is passionate about all areas of Optometry including contact lenses, myopia control and Indigenous Eye Health. Sinead is also involved in running a Diabetic Eye Screening clinic at Fremantle Hospital and the supervision of students in the Doctor of Optometry at the University of Western Australia.
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Karen Walsh
Optometrist
Karen has 17 years experience as an optometrist across Ireland and Australia, in both independent and corporate settings. She is passionate about providing excellent care to all patients, and has completed a post graduate qualification in Advanced Paediatric Eye Care through the University of NSW.
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Hannah Jackson
Optometrist
Hannah completed her Master of Optometry at Deakin University with distinction. She has a particular interest in paediatric optometry together with colour vision testing and low vision care. She holds an advanced certificate in children’s vision and is a CASA certified optometrist.
Kid’s Eye Test FAQs
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The assessment of your child’s vision can vary based on the eyecare philosophy of an optometry practice.
For Eyes Optometrist is a behavioural optometry practice and therefore will assess not only a child’s ability to see but also their visual development and skills. Visual skills affect how they interpret and understand visual information.
For example, the assessment of your child’s vision will go beyond the requirement to provide clear vision. It will include:
• vision comfort
• the accuracy and ease of eye movements
• the effort required to maintain focus and control, and
• the ability of the eyes to work together -
Yes. Our optometrists have been conducting children vision eye tests for over 10 years. They see children from as young as a few months old. They are very experienced in assessing their needs and providing clear recommendations.
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Making sure your child’s eye health remains stable doesn’t just involve regular visits to an optometrist. There are other ways you can reduce the risk of vision problems such as limiting the amount of screen time and encouraging outdoor activities.
One of the main eye health issues associated with screen time is myopia, or short sightedness. This can impact a child’s eye health and academic development
The amount of time spent outdoors has also been identified as an important factor in reducing myopia in children.
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We recommend that all children have an eye test prior to commencing school to ensure that there are no vision problems that would impede their ability to learn.
Thereafter, we recommend an eye test every 18 months unless advised otherwise by our optometrists.
If your child is a new patient to our practice, it is important that we gather as much information as possible regarding their ocular history, general health and family history.
Please complete our Welcome to For Eyes Optometrist form (refer to Eye Tests page) and either email to our practice (reception@foreyes.com.au) before the appointment or bring it with you to your first appointment. If you are unable to complete the form in advance, please arrive at least 10 minutes before your appointment time to complete the form in the practice.
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Our Fremantle optometry practice is located on High Street, with 1-hour free parking bays along both sides of the road. This should allow enough time for your eye test.
If all of these bays are taken, there is plenty of paid parking available around the corner - opposite CBC near the tennis courts.
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No. At For Eyes, we are a private billing practice. This allows us to prioritising your eye health and gives us the ability to invest in advanced technology, training and spend the right time to understand your concerns.