Most glasses for children are not covered by the basic insurance but parents are spending an average of €274 on a pair of glasses for their child a year, the research showed. “The access to glasses for children is under pressure,” head researcher and professor Ruth van Nispen told Trouw. “Not wearing glasses or wearing the wrong glasses can severely damage the development of a child. “It would be totally logical to cover glasses for all children, either completely or partly, in the basic insurance package. Van Nispen also said children’s eyes should be tested more often to make sure problems are diagnosed early.