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Start with the thing on your mind. Every topic collects the articles that answer it, from the first worried search to the follow-up questions.
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Eye tests & check-ups
What actually happens when we examine a child's eyes, at every age, and how to prepare without a single tear.
2 articles
Warning signs
The small number of signs that should move an eye appointment to this week, explained calmly.
1 article
Squint & lazy eye
Turning eyes, drifting eyes and amblyopia: what is a quirk, what is a clock, and why early treatment works.
3 articles
Screens & short-sightedness
Screen habits, rising myopia, and the outdoor-time evidence, without judgement.
3 articles
Babies & first checks
How little eyes develop, and when each check should happen from the first days of life.
3 articles
Red, sticky & watery eyes
Blocked tear ducts, discharge and irritation: what settles on its own and what needs a look.
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Glasses
First prescriptions, adaptation, and the myths about children's glasses that refuse to die.
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Colour vision
How colour vision is tested in children and what a result really changes day to day.
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Milestones & myths
What's normal at each age, and the old advice that deserves a kind correction.
2 articles
Safety & sun
Sun sense, haze days, and the small habits that keep little eyes safe at home.
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