Children's eye health

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New programme marks National Eye Health Week 2025 by sharing a special story about eye care with nurseries.

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Latest clinical files

Clinical files: Is a 6-year-old child too young for contact lenses?

Position statements

The College's position on the use of Chloramphenicol POM in paediatric populations.

More on examining children

There has been an update to the summary of product characteristics for the Prescription Only Medicine form of chloramphenicol 0.5% multi-dose eye drops.

Direct your patients to our brand new, easy to understand information on eye-related issues in new born babies. 

The College of Optometrists presented the prestigious Research Excellence Awards today as part of Optometry Tomorrow Bitesize 2021.

CCEHC makes recommendations for children who have missed out on vision screening due to COVID-19.

Should you examine young patients without a parent or carer present?

How much information should you disclose to young patients and their parents?

A young patient's mother is insistent that he doesn't need spectacles but, in your opinion he should be wearing them. What should you do?

Should you re-examine a HES patient who has broken her specs?

What would you do when asked to divulge information about a child patient?

Take part in our research on childhood myopia and inform future decisions on myopia management.

The College issues eye health advice as more families consider hosting their own fireworks display.