Parents should make children’s eye care a priority, says Sheffield optometrist

Alex Gage, owner of two practices in Crosspool and Woodseats, said although children have eyesight tests at school, eye care sometimes gets overlooked in comparison to dental health.

Alex Gage said: “With free NHS eye tests available for children up to the age of 16, there is no reason why children should not have their eyes tested every year whilst growing up. A lot of children do not realise that what they are seeing might be different to everyone else.” Children from the age of three can be tested at Alex Gage Family Optometrist.