External Eye Care Provider List 

A list of external eye care providers can be found here.

Video Links

• A child's guide to hospital - Eye Exam
• Home Visual Acuity Chart and Recording Form Instructions

Home Visual Acuity Testing

Watch this video to learn how to test your child's vision at home using the Visual Acuity Chart.

To test the visual acuity of your child at home, please print off the documents below and watch the video before you start testing. 

• Home Visual Acuity Chart (This MUST be printed with "actual size" or "100%" on your printer settings to be the correct size)
• Home Matching Card (Your child can use this matching card if they do not know their letters.)
• Home Visual Acuity Instructions and Results Form  (If you are a patient attending the RCH eye clinic, write the results on this form, and email a photo of it back to eye.clinic@rch.org.au )
  

Fact sheets

• A visit to the eye doctor
• Amblyopia
• Cataract
• Children and glasses 
• Cortical visual impairment
• Cysts (chalazia)
• Delayed visual maturation
• Diabetes and the eye
• Droopy Eyelid (Ptosis)
• Dyslexia/Learning disabilities
• Electrodiagnostic Testing (ERG, VEP)
  
• Eye Turn (Squint, Strabismus, Misaligned eyes)
• Glaucoma in infants and young children
• Glaucoma in children - RCH information sheet for parents
  
• Lazy eyes (amblyopia)
• Nystagmus
• Retinitis Pigmentosa
  
• Retinoblastoma
  
• Retinopathy of Prematurity
  
• Squint Surgery
  
• Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity
• Watery eyes
• White Pupil in Photo
  

  What should I do if I think my child has an eye or vision problem?

  You should contact your local GP or Optometrist if you think your child has an eye or vision problem. Click here to read information on what to do if you think your baby has crossed eyes or white pupils.

  After examining your child they will decide if your child needs to be seen by an eye doctor (Ophthalmologist).

  If they think your child's problem is urgent, they will contact us directly, otherwise they will send us a referral letter based on our referral guidelines. 

  Your child will be placed on a waiting list. You may also choose to have your child examined locally by an alternate eye care provider.   

• External resources for patients and families

• The Australian Childhood Vision Impairment Register
  
• Cataract Kids Australia - Established to improve support for children with cataracts and their families, to enhance clinical care and build connections with research across Australia.
• Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) is a UK based trust which focuses on support, awareness, research and influence. 
• Do you think your baby has crossed eyes or a white pupil? Click here to find information on what to do.
  
• Educational Vision Assessment Clinic (EVAC)  Students who have significant vision loss are eligible to receive additional educational support from the Statewide Vision Resource Centre (SVRC) and Visiting Teachers for Vision Impaired with the Department of Education and Training (DET).
• Guide Dogs Victoria  Provide a wide range of services and support for Victorians with low vision or blindness.
• La Trobe University Orthoptic Eye Clinic
• The Renwick Centre Podcast, Episode 48, Sandra Staffieri - Occlusion Therapy in Children - Tips, tricks, and everything in between. 
• Vision Australia  Is a national provider of blindness and low vision services in Australia.
• World Eye Cancer Hope (WE C HOPE)  Aim to increase awareness and access to existing treatments and evidence based care and compassionate family support through education, empowerment and enabling.