What if your child needs glasses?
If the time comes when a child needs to wear glasses, this need not be seen as a disadvantage. The wide variety of spectacle frames now available for children are comfortable and practical as well as stylish. They are well designed and attractive, with features such as adjustable nose pads and saddle bridges for small, unformed noses, and spring hinges for durability and comfort. Plastic lenses are recommended for children, being lighter and safer than glass, and these can be treated with anti-scratch coatings for durability.

Can children wear contact lenses?
Young children would normally only be prescribed contact lenses for special conditions. Older children may wear contact lenses, but both they and their parents must be aware of the high level of care required to keep their lenses clean and safe, as well as the need for frequent check-ups to keep their eyes healthy.

VDU's and Your Eyes

Although there is no reliable evidence to suggest that even long-term intensive use of VDUs is damaging to the eyes, it is true that VDU users tend to complain of eye strain more than non-users. This is likely to be due to fatigue through causes such as:

- Insufficient and infrequent rest periods

- Incorrect positioning of the screen and/or documents

- Unsuitable lighting

- Poorly designed work area

- An uncorrected eyesight fault such as long sight, short sight, astigmatism or presbyopia

- The eyes not working ‘as a team’

Any of these conditions could lead to fatigue; all can be overcome through good design of the working environment and by regular eyecare.