Parents lack awareness of child eye tests

A majority of parents in the UK lack knowledge about child eye tests with many holding off until school age, a new study commissioned by ABDO has found.

Around 60 per cent of 2,000 parents surveyed in the UK were unaware that their children needed to have an eye test at least every two years.

The research found that a third wrongly believed children have their eyes tested for the first time when they start school, with 12 per cent saying children only need to get their eyes tested if their parents wear glasses.