Mertins Eye Care

80% of all that children learn comes through the sense of vision.  Dr. Allyson Mertins uses special techniques to safeguard the visual health of children at Mertins Eye Care.  Our caring staff makes the visit not-so-scary and we use special kid-friendly instruments to gather critical data without having to ask judgment questions like, "Which is better, 1 or 2?"  We test binocular vision functions and eye coordination, which relate to visual skills used in learning.  We only prescribe glasses when they are truly necessary, and we dispense high-quality frames and lenses with a kid-tough guarantee.  We also fit contact lenses for children and teenagers, and teach them how to handle them safely.

We carry a full line of eye glasses for children and teens- ones they will love and love to wear.  In addition to Nickelodeon frames for the young ones, we also have stylish glasses for children and teens from Ray-Ban, Polo, Esprit, Julbo, Ralph Lauren, ogi, Flexon and Swisflex.  We have parents travel from all over for our incredible collection of kids' eyewear.

All of our eyewear for children comes with impact-resistant lenses, 100 % UV protection and a kid-tough one year frame and lens warranty.

If a child is embarrassed by his glasses, he won't wear them.  Because 80% of all learning for children under 12 is visual, good vision is critical to learning.  But if your child loves his glasses, and helped choose them, he will always wear them and the days of "lost glasses" and "I can't find them" are over.  Many parents have remarked that the Transition (color changing) lenses are wildly popular with kids.

We also carry a full collection of Julbo sunglasses for infants and children of all ages. These are the finest children's sunglasses on the market.  They offer 100% UV protection - Think of Julbo sunglasses as sunscreen for the eyes.