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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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

Half of those with anterior uveitis carry the HLA-B27 antigen on their white blood cells. Kim Thomas explores the role this genetic association plays in eye disorders.

The clinical figures that count.

Child vision screening 2019 – services are available but still work to do.

This article reviews the evidence to support the optometric management of childhood myopia.

You may have read a recent article highlighting parents concern for their children’s eyesight at school.

College responds to UKNSC consultation on childhood vision screening.

Clinical files: Can you carry out a sight test without parental consent?

This review describes the typical characteristics and development of fixational, saccadic and smooth pursuit eye movements in children.

This study evaluated a training programme aimed at increasing teachers’ knowledge and awareness of childhood vision problems.

Childhood visual impairment has implications for many aspects of the child’s development, including education and social interactions.

A clinical perspective on recent developments in the field of Infantile nystagmus (IN).

The current state of knowledge of the most common ocular/visual defects that eye care practitioners encounter in children with Down's syndrome.