Eye examinations for kids are very different from
that for adults. Special equipment and procedures are often required.
Age appropriate tests and experienced in pediatric optometry are
especially important in assessing young children.
Our optometrist has many years of experience teaching and
supervising at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University's Optometry
Specialty Clinic of Pediatric Optometry and Vision Therapy.
What do we
test for kids?
• Visual acuity - how well he/she sees, is there any sign of lazy
eye?
• Prescription - is there long sightedness, short sightedness
or astigmatism?
• Eye teaming ability - is there any eye teaming problem
or eye squint?
• Focusing ability - is there any focusing problem that may
affect reading or playing up close or causing eye strain?
• Stereopsis - how well does he/she see 3-dimensionly?
• Color vision - is there any color deficiency?
• Eye health - are both eyes healthy? internally and
externally? is there any congenital problem?
• Eye tracking ability or other sign of
vision-related-learning problem - is there any eye movement problem?
is there a need for further evaluation of visual perception analysis?