About Kay Pictures
Kay Pictures was founded in 1984 by orthoptist Hazel Kay when she researched and developed the Kay Picture Test vision testing system to enable earlier visual acuity measurements in very young children and those with learning disabilities.
Based on her own clinical experience, she continues to develop creative solutions that empower other eye professionals.
“In my first role as a newly qualified orthoptist, the hospital where I worked decided to start a vision screening service to test all three-year-olds. We questioned whether the available vision tests would be suitable, particularly for our diverse population and the speed of testing required for screening, which set me thinking.
“My thought was to design a picture test based on Snellen science, which resulted in many evenings and weekends devoted to drawing multiple size pictures to exact sizes. Three years later I had researched and published the results and was persuaded by colleagues to take the final step and invest in getting it printed and sold.
I think that taking this step in 1984 made me realise how few orthoptic products were made specifically for testing children, so I decided to make products that I wanted for my orthoptic work, such as colourful fixation sticks, reward stickers, occluding glasses and fabric patches.”
– Hazel Kay, founder of Kay Pictures
Our charity work
Helping eye care professionals at home and abroad.
We work with charities and universities to support orthoptic practise and training.
If you are doing voluntary orthoptic work abroad and need support, or have ideas for how we can help in another way, please contact us.
A trusted NHS supplier
Proudly serving the NHS for 40 years
As a long-term trusted NHS supplier, we’ve been honoured to play such a big part in looking after the eye health of the UK’s young children.
Explore our products
Achieve accurate vision assessments that engage babies and children in a professional and fun way with our validated paediatric vision tests and age-appropriate testing tools.
Wall Stickers
£8.00
Adult Plain Eye Patches (single colour)
£63.00
Adult Plain Eye Patches Unboxed (single colour)
£53.00
Adult Plano Frame (Pk of 10 or 50)
Price range: £150.00 through £600.00
Kay Fun Patches – Specific Designs
£63.00
