Pediatric & Special Needs Optical

Clinton Twp | 586-532-3390
42700 Garfield Road, Ste 200
Clinton Twp, MI

West Bloomfield | 248-538-7424
7001 Orchard Lake Rd, Ste 200
West Bloomfield, MI

Children’s Eye Care offers reasonably priced quality children eyeglasses at a price parents will appreciate. Quality children’s eyewear should be designed to fit your child’s bridges to insure his/her best visual acuity.

• We offer the largest selection of durable pediatric frames from quality collections at a fair price.
• Impact resistant polycarbonate lenses help protect children’s eyes.
• Frames with the colors, shapes and fit that your child will love.
• We provide a frame and lens warranty program at no additional costs.
• We insure your child’s frame is fitted properly by our experienced optician.

Children’s Lens Options

• Due to their safety performance, the best and safest lens material for children is Trivex and polycarbonate. These lens materials are the safest in the optical industry, and their impact resistance meets the new ANSI Z87.1 impact standard. From little league to the major leagues, athletes who play hard need eyewear that can keep up. Polycarbonate lenses hit a home run, due to their lightweight and shatter-resistant properties.
• Additionally, polycarbonate provides 100% ultra-violet protection.

Children’s (Everyday) Eyewear Frames

Kids have a significantly more active lifestyle than most adults. Children also have developing features such as bridges that are harder to fit than adults. Features on children’s eyeglasses like spring hinges and flatter bridge designs create a dress or daily-wear frame as safe and comfortable as possible.

Since everyday glasses are not appropriate as safety wear for the variety of activities most children participate in safety sports frames are often recommended.

Proper eyewear maintenance is important for maintaining and extending the life and performance of your child’s eyeglasses. We believe it is important to demonstrate to children the proper way to put on and remove eyeglasses with both hands. We recommend and provide periodic free cleaning and adjustments to insure your child’s eyeglasses are fitting properly.

Warranty, Cancellation and Return Policy

Children’s Eye Wear will stand behind the products we sell and work hard to maintain satisfaction for our patients.

Lenses: Our anti-reflective lenses offer an industry leading warranty protection program that will replace the lenses up to two (2) times at no charge within one year from the date of purchase. Acceptable reasons for replacement are if lenses appear to have a manufacturer’s defect and normal wear-and-tear. Please note that replacement of frames and determination of misuse/abuse or defect is up to the discretion of Children’s Eye Wear and the manufacturer. Abused, broke, violated nor lost lenses will not be warranted.

Prescription changes: If your eye doctor finds it necessary to change the prescription, we will remake the prescription one time only at no charge within three months from the original prescription date. Any changes after the one-time remake will be charged at normal price.

Frames: All of our frame vendors offer a warranty for one year due to a manufacturer’s defect. They will repair or replace the defective part or frame at no charge for one year from the date of purchase. Please note that replacement of frames and determination of misuse/abuse or defect is up to the discretion of Children’s Eye Wear and the manufacturer. Abused, broke, violated and lost frames will not be warranted.

Eyewear purchased at Children’s Eye Wear will be adjusted and repaired at no cost for as long as you own the eyewear. Please note that we cannot be responsible for damage to eyeglasses older than one year while attempting to adjust or repair.

Exchanges: Frames and lenses can be exchanged one time only, if still in new condition, within 30 days of purchase.

Refunds, Returns and Cancellations: We send all orders into our lab in real-time. So, the lab is starting your prescription even before you’ve pulled out of the parking lot. Any cancelled or returned orders after the purchase will be subject to lab costs incurred by Children’s Eye Wear.

Receipt Required: This receipt is required for all exchanges, refunds, returns and cancellations.

Accepted Insurances in the Optical Shop for glasses

• ADN
• EyeMed
• Heritage
• MECA
• NVA

Frequently Asked Questions

What are some tips for purchasing eyeglasses for children:

1. Involve your child in the process of ordering and picking up eyeglasses.
2. Ask the optician to assess how the frames look on your child before placing the order, ensuring the best fit.
3. Keep in mind that your child will grow in the coming year, so choose frames that are not too tight or too loose.
4. During the pickup, have the optician place the glasses on your child and check for proper fit, preventing them from sliding down the nose.
5. Be aware of your vision insurance policy, as some may only allow new glasses every other year. Advocate for new glasses if the prescription changes within a year.

How can I help my child adjust to their new glasses:

1. Ensure the glasses fit comfortably on your child.
2. Establish a daily routine for wearing glasses, putting them on every morning.
3. Encourage your child to wear glasses as much as possible, allowing short breaks if needed.
4. If your child frequently takes off their glasses, engage them in enjoyable activities to distract them.
5. Gradually increase the time your child wears glasses each day until they wear them consistently.

What is a PD, and how do I get those numbers from you?

Pupillary distance (PD) measures the distance between the centers of your pupils. This measurement is used to determine where you look through the lens of your glasses and should be as accurate as possible – particularly in high prescriptions as well as young children. The average adult’s PD is between 54-74 mm; a child’s PD is usually between 43-58 mm.

While online vendors will tell you that it’s common for your eye doctor to measure the PD during an eye exam, that’s actually completely false. The PD is only needed when buying glasses and has nothing to do with the examination of the eyes. Obtaining the measurements of the pupillary distance has always been the responsibility of the optical selling the glasses. If we have never sold you glasses, we will not have the PD to provide you.

How do I measure my child’s PD at home?

Most online vendors offer written and/or video instructions on how to measure the PD.