Optical Illusions is committed to your child's eye health. Our optometrist, Dr. Amanda Klassen, is passionate about children's eye care. Her studies at The School of Optometry included research on children with special eye care needs. Amanda genuinely loves working with kids!

We understand the unique eye care needs of children and this includes helping select the eye glasses best suited to your child's activities and preferences. We make their visit to Optical Illusions pleasant and comfortable, providing them with the best possible comfort and style. 

We have a wide range of children's eye glass frames, including these top quality brands:

About Eye See...Eye Learn®

Ensuring your child has good vision is crucial to successful learning and overall healthy development. Therefore, Optical Illusions participates in Eye See…Eye Learn®, providing comprehensive eye exams to junior kindergarten students in Waterloo Region. 

Eye exams are covered under provincial health insurance (or OHIP) when you show your child’s health card. This means that there is no out-of-pocket cost for the eye exam. If the child requires a pair of glasses, they will receive a free pair donated by Nikon Lenswear, OGI and your participating Doctor of Optometry. The value of the glasses is estimated over $250.

The Eye See...Eye Learn® program was developed to raise awareness among parents of the importance of having their children's eyes checked when starting school. Each year, thousands of children start school without ever having an eye exam.

Children who cannot see the board, focus on a picture or follow words in a book may struggle to achieve their full learning potential. Vision problems can also impact their hand-eye coordination for physical activities and even impact their social development. In fact, 80 per cent of learning comes directly through vision.

The Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) recognizes the important link between eye health and learning, and recommends comprehensive eye examinations for all children entering kindergarten. The Eye See...Eye Learn® program will help make sure our kindergarten students get the best start to learning. The program is funded in part by the Government of Ontario.

To learn more about Eye See...Eye Learn®, visit the OAO website.

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