04/06/2026
PARENT — Your child's eyes are speaking. Are you listening?
Kemi's daughter kept squinting at the TV. Everyone said she was just sitting too close. Six months later, a routine eye test revealed she had needed glasses for over a year — and had been quietly struggling in class because she simply couldn't see the board.
This happens more than we realise.
Children rarely complain about poor vision — because to them, how they see IS how the world looks. They don't know any different. That means the responsibility falls on us, as parents, to check.
Age 1 — First eye screening
Age 3–4 — Pre-school eye check
Age 5–6 — Before primary school
Every year after — Routine annual check
Signs your child may need an eye test:
→ Squinting or tilting their head to see
→ Sitting very close to the TV or screen
→ Frequent headaches or eye rubbing
→ Struggling to read or losing their place
→ One eye turning inward or outward
Many eye conditions in children are 100% treatable — IF caught early. Delayed detection can affect their learning, confidence, and development for years.
Don't wait for your child to complain. Book that eye test today.