Free
Children's eye test
Relaxed, picture-based tests for children from three, with frames built for small faces.
- Price
- From £45
- Time
- 30 minutes
- NHS
- Free
- Results
- Same day
1 in 5 children we tested in 2025 needed glasses; 3 in 100 had a lazy eye caught in time. What we found last year
What happens
Step by step, nothing hidden
- 1
Before
Tell us if your child is nervous. We book a quieter slot.
- 2
30 minutes
Games, pictures and lights. No pain, no drops unless we need to look further.
- 3
Same day
Result explained to you both. Glasses chosen together if needed.
- 4
Every year
Children's eyes change fast. We recall yearly, free.
About this appointment
What it is, and who it suits
Children rarely tell you they cannot see well. We test from age three using pictures and matching, no reading needed.
What happens
- Vision and eye coordination
- Prescription check without drops in most cases
- Eye health check
- Advice on screen time and outdoor hours
You get the result explained on screen and a written summary. Nothing is sold at the examination unless you ask.
- Any age: we test from three, and earlier if there is a concern
- Before starting school, and every year after
- Squinting, sitting close to screens, headaches, a lazy eye in the family
From £45 includes
- Free under 16 (and under 19 in full-time education) on the NHS
- Picture and matching tests for children who cannot read yet
- Eye health and coordination check
- NHS voucher towards glasses; our children's frames are covered in full
- A sticker, and a report for school if you want one
Next step
Book online, or ring Tom first: Tom checks whether the NHS pays before you come in.
Follow-up · Yearly
Usually with
Rhys Morgan
Optometrist
- 9 yrs
- as an optometrist
- 1,100
- children tested in 2025
- 52%
- myopia slowed on average
“Children cannot tell you what they cannot see. The games are the test.”