Optometrists (opticians) will test your sight, examine the health of your eyes and check for any abnormalities and diseases that are revealed in the eye, such as diabetes and glaucoma. After testing your eyes, if needed, they will also fit and supply spectacles to a prescription. Within NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland optometry services are delivered from 85 optometric premises, mainly located in high street and shopping centres.

 

 

 

 

Regular eye tests will help to keep your child's eyes healthy and spot any problems such as long or short-sightedness, lazy eyes or squints.

 

By visiting an optometrist, your child can have a free NHS check. Routine vision screening is no longer carried out in schools.

 

If a problem is found that can be corrected with glasses, you will be given a prescription and an NHS form to complete for help towards the cost.

 

Even if you think your child is seeing correctly, you should make an appointment for an NHS examination with an optometrist. This is free for children under 16 and under 19 in full-time education.