Specs4Us make spectacle frames specifically designed to provide a good, comfortable fit for children with Down syndrome, to accommodate the difficulties commonly encountered in keeping the glasses in just the right place to maximise correction of vision, and to keep them on. The website gives full details and illustrations.
We have mentioned the US based company previously in a 2008 Newsletter, but there was no Australian distributor at that time. Now a Queensland optometrist (who has a family member with DS) has made an arrangement with Specs4Us to supply these frames to children across Australia at cost price (the special deal is for frames only). This doesn't make them particularly cheap as they need to be shipped from the US, but it will mean that families can access them easily and as cheaply as is possible.
Contact DS NSW on 02 9683 4333, or email info@dsansw.org.au for further details.
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