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Previous research highlights challenges in the accessibility of eye care for children. This study investigates the accessibility of primary eye care for young children with typical development and those with autism in England.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A telephone survey was conducted using four hypothetical scenarios (a child aged 1, 3, 5\u00a0years and a 13\u2010year\u2010old with autism). Four hundred community optometric practices (100 different practices for each scenario) were contacted to explore the availability of an eye examination. The caller acted as a parent, asking about the availability of an eye examination for their child and raising concerns regarding the child. Key barriers and enablers to the accessibility of primary eye care were identified through an analysis of qualitative information.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 400 practices, only three (&lt;1%) stated that they do not perform eye examinations on children. Fifty\u2010six practices (14%) stated that they would examine a child at any age, the remainder (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0341, 85%) specifying a minimum age at which they would perform eye examinations on children. Lack of \u2018c\n                      <jats:italic>ommunication<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2019 from the child and \u2018\n                      <jats:italic>equipment<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2019 were identified as barriers to accessing eye care for young children. Eye care for children with autism was enabled by factors related to\n                      <jats:italic>adaptability<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>appointment time<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our results suggest that communication and a lack of appropriate equipment for examining children are potential barriers to accessing primary eye care. No clear barriers were identified for an older child with autism. Eye examinations are more accessible for older children in these scenarios (aged 5 with typical development and 13\u00a0years with autism) than younger children (aged 1 and 3\u00a0years old). 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