The Victorian Government is continuing the roll-out of the Glasses for Kids program, introduced in 2024, to provide vision screening and free glasses to students from Prep to Year 3.
When the program comes to a school, each eligible student receives a free vision screening, and if needed, further testing and free glasses.
Families can save anywhere from $100 to $600 on vision care, depending on the specific eye condition identified.
In the previous year alone, the Glasses for Kids program reached 110 schools, screening over 6700 students and providing free glasses to more than 1800 families.
The program is now available to 770 eligible schools, and 74,000 more Prep to Year 3 students through to 2027
The program aims to level the playing field in public schools by eliminating vision impairment as an obstacle to quality education and academic success.
Victorian Education Minister Ben Carroll said the Glasses for Kids program was one way Labor was aiming to ease cost-of-living pressures for families across the state.
“Too many kids fall behind in school because of undiagnosed and treatable vision problems, and that’s why we’re expanding the Glasses for Kids program,” he said.
To learn more about the Glasses for Kids initiative, visit www.glassesforkids.com.au
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