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Our Services

  • Paediatric Refraction
  • Adult Refraction
  • Ocular-Therapeutics
  • Binocular Vision Therapy
  • Keratoconus Care
  • Ocular Trauma Management
  • Myopia Control
  • Prescription Spectacles
  • Contact Lens Fittings

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Speak directly to our Shelly Beach practise for emergency appointments or general eye care inquiries.

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Current Spectacles or Lens Cases

Comprehensive Vision Testing

Specialised Children's Eye Care and Vision Development

Achild's vision is fundamental to their learning, classroom development, and motor coordination. Children rarely complain about vision difficulties because they assume everyone sees the world exactly as they do. Our specialised paediatric refraction examinations go far beyond standard school vision checks to evaluate deep visual development, focusing flexibility, and eye muscle tracking in growing children across the KZN South Coast.

Early Intervention
Screening

Early Intervention
Screening

Identifying hidden refractive errors, lazy eyes (amblyopia), and muscle tracking gaps before they impact school performance.

Learning-Related
Vision Care

Learning-Related
Vision Care

Assessing core visual skills directly linked to long-duration reading endurance, copy-board tracking, and concentration stamina.

Paediatric Frame
Comfort

Paediatric Frame
Comfort

Expert selection of highly durable, flexible, and child-safe frames specifically designed to sit correctly on small facial structures.
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Gentle, Child-Friendly Methods : Tailoring our testing environment using non-invasive, interactive techniques to keep children calm and fully engaged.
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Tracking & Focus Profiling : Evaluating how efficiently a child's eyes move together across a page to read or follow moving targets smoothly.
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School Readiness Assessments : Comprehensive vision profiling ideal for young children preparing to enter preschool or Grade 1 milestones.
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Collaborative Family Guidance : Providing parents and teachers with clear explanations regarding developmental visual milestones and helpful classroom adjustments.

Visual limitations in children can easily be misdiagnosed as general learning difficulties, attention issues, or behavioural frustrations. If a child cannot focus comfortably on a textbook or a digital device, they will naturally become restless or avoid near-focus tasks entirely. At Hammond Optometry, we conduct highly patient, comprehensive child vision assessments in Shelly Beach to ensure your child has the vital visual foundations needed to excel both inside the classroom and out on the sports field.

  • Paediatric Visual Acuity Testing
  • Lazy Eye (Amblyopia) Screening
  • Binocular Muscle Teamwork Check
  • Colour Vision Development Profiling
  • Accommodation (Focus) Stamina Tests

Paediatric Eye Care FAQ

Children should ideally have their first comprehensive eye examination around age three, or even sooner if you notice an eye turning inward or outward.

Yes, absolutely. We use child-friendly matching symbols, shapes, and objective diagnostic instruments to accurately measure optical prescriptions without requiring letter recognition.

Basic school screenings generally only check long-range clarity on a wall chart. They completely miss close-range eye strain, focus fatigue, tracking delays, and coordination imbalances.

Common warning signs include holding books very close to the face, sitting too near the television, frequent eye rubbing, head tilting, or a sudden avoidance of reading.

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