Parents who are shopping for glasses for their young child need to find a store that features a nice variety of children's frames and lenses, along with a friendly, experienced staff who know how to fit kids for eye-wear and make their experience a fun one. By finding a great child-friendly optical store Bensonhurst Brooklyn clientele can enjoy caring and professional service when it comes to buying and repairing their child's glasses.

The child's optometrist should be happy to refer parents to optical shops that are geared towards providing children's eye-wear. If the child has an eye exam at an optician's, they usually sell frames and lenses too, but it isn't mandatory that the parent purchase them there.

Recommendations from people one knows who have a child with glasses can also be very helpful. This way the parent receives a first-hand account from someone who has dealt directly with a particular store. It can be reassuring to hear from others that a certain shop is excellent, and that they would highly recommend it.

After establishing a list of shops one is considering, it's a good idea to call them to find out more details, before deciding to stop by in person. Parents will want to ask them questions regarding their choice of products, level of expertise, and customer service policies.

Generally there is a wider selection of frames for adults than kids, since more older people wear glasses, but some stores don't fail to overlook this corner of the market and still provide a nice variety of children's styles. The parent needs to find out what the choices are for a child of that age, and if the shop offer fittings, adjustments, and lenses if the customer has purchased the frames somewhere else.

It's an advantage if the opticians in the shop have lots of experience in working with kids, since it typically requires a whole other set of skills and a lot more patience to fit these lively little customers. Even if just one person fits this description, that is fine, but the parent needs to find out when he or she is working so they can schedule their child's fitting accordingly.

Since kids are not quite as careful with their glasses as adults, it's quite likely that eventually they may scratch or break them by accident. Finding out about the store's warranty offers is advisable, this includes learning what is and is not covered. Although with kids warranties for over a year aren't needed, since they are certain to need a new prescription or larger frames by this time.

In most cases the purchase of glasses is not covered by health insurance, although some supplementary plans may offer at least some coverage, so it's important to ask the optical store if they accept such a policy if applicable, and if so, are there any limitations on choice of frames etc. Some shops will also provide their customers with a discount if they purchase an extra pair of glasses, which can be very handy in the event that one pair needs to get repaired.