Glasses for 4yo DS - any suggestions?

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Just found out our DS who is 4 will need to wear glasses all the time, we went to a Tesco opticians and their range of glasses for kids were a) naff and b) too big for his little face ... anyone else have little ones with glasses and where did you get them from and any advice on keeping them from getting broken/flushed away/left in shop/teddy's face ect??

Thanks x

Hi, We have always used specsavers for both our girls they tend to have a good range of all the naff Mr men, barbie type frames they also dont charge any extra for them, as lots of other places do. Dont be tempted to pay the extra if you can help it, little ones prescriptions generally get changed often (ever 2/3 months) when they first start wearing glasses, so the extra 20 quid here and there, soon adds up.

Regarding keeping them on we had no trouble at all with DD2 but she has very poor vision so the difference her glasses make to her is huge i think she was just so impressed to actually see clearly that the thought of taking them off never occurred to her. DD1 on the other hand only has one dodgy eye and she was a bloody nightmare!! bribery helped lots!! but she slung them out the car window several times!! .

we use a local independent optician for dd. When she was younger we got her the free frames and once she was a bit older we got her the trendier ones you pay a bit extra for.

shop around, specsavers have some good quality frames, you wont ever have to pay for replacemnts or repairs with them.

you can look at specsavers range online.

I dont work for them honest!!

i used to take my children to specsavers even when i worked for Boots......much nicer range of frames, that are covered by the voucher, loads of choice.

If you have his prescription you will also need a yellow voucher form from the prescribing optician, unless he is under the Hospital Eye Service in which case the prescription form doubles as a voucher so you just take that to the optician when you order his specs.

You shouldnt have to pay for kids glasses from any optician unless you pay extra to get lenses thinned etc. So shop around to find ones that fit him the best. If they dont fit right then they are more likely end up broken lost more frequently. However, go somewhere that's easy for you to get to as they will likely need replaced or fixed regularly so it's good to have easy access to it

A decent optician may well help you get a spare pair by issuing a duplicate pair on a repair voucher but be careful how you ask....

Its actually illegal to isse a repair voucher on the same day.....however if the glasses are "lost" then a repair voucher can be filed a week later....!

Thanks for all your messages - little one is now spectacled up and we are awaiting the first 'mum I dropped them in the toilet' saga lol! We went to a few different places but ended up getting them for freeee in Vision express and he looks like Stuart little now