Four-year wait for children’s vision tests

Children with suspected vision problems are forced to wait almost four years for a crucial follow up test after having their eyes screened at school, it has emerged.

Figures from the HSE obtained by the Association of Optometrists Ireland (AOI) show the waiting time for a follow up eye examination is 47 months in Kildare.

The waiting time was recently reported to be three years in Dublin and is at least two years in other parts of the country.