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This course expired on 31 December 2025. If you have completed this course, you can print your certificate here. 

This course has been replaced with our The Young Eye: Assessment of Vision, Part 2 - Pre-school to secondary school-age children course, issued in January 2026.


Domains: Clinical practice, Professionalism

CPD Ref: C-104592

CPD Points: 

CPD Type: Non-interactive

Closing Date: 31 December 2025


This three-part course explores the practical aspects of testing children’s vision, with a focus on examinations conducted in high street practice. It highlights the importance of taking a comprehensive history and selecting the most appropriate testing methods tailored to each child to accurately determine their visual status. Common challenges encountered during paediatric eye exams are addressed, along with strategies for adapting consultations when things do not go to plan.

The course features video footage of real paediatric vision assessments and interviews with the families involved. Two experienced optometrists share their insights and experiences working with infants and children, offering valuable tips on how to ensure successful and effective eye examinations.

Before you start the third part of the course, please ensure that you have either completed The Young Eye: Assessment of Vision Part One and Part Two or you are familiar with the content.

Part Three – Primary and secondary school-age children

In the final part of this course, families share their experiences of bringing their primary and secondary school-age children for eye examinations. Two expert optometrists also discuss the considerations around safeguarding, confidentiality and consent, as well as the tests, tools and techniques that are most effective for assessing vision in this age group.

Part three includes:

  • Assessment of primary school-age children
  • Assessment of secondary school-age children
  • Glossary.

Please note: Pop-ups located throughout the units give a brief description of the tests discussed; the glossary in Unit 7 gives more detailed information about these tests and how to use them.

At the end of the course, you can complete the CPD quiz to gain one non-interactive CPD point. 

First published: January 2023

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    Professionalism

    s.4 Show care and compassion for your patients

    • Understand the sensitivity required when unexpected results are found

    s.14 Maintain confidentiality and respect your patients’ privacy

    • Understand the considerations to make concerning an older child’s privacy.

    Clinical practice

    s.7 Conduct appropriate assessments, examinations, treatments and referrals

    • Know how to select and employ suitable strategies to assess the visual function and ocular health of children of different age groups, having an understanding of the expected norms for each age range.
    • Know how to choose appropriate strategies to assess the binocular status of a child, taking into account personal/family history, age and developmental ability.

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