HARRY Potter and Spiderman have made kids' glasses cool again, a survey has revealed.

More than 60 per cent of children whose mum or dad wear glasses like their parents' specs.

Children from High Wycombe said their favourite wearers were Harry Potter, Peter Parker aka Spiderman and Velma in Scooby Doo.

Mary Perkins, founder of Specsavers, who commissioned the survey with eye charity Eyecare Trust, said: "Times have moved on and wearing glasses has actually become cool at school thanks largely to fictional characters such as Harry Potter."

More than half of the parents surveyed, however, feared their children may be teased if they wore glasses.

This fear, however, and worries over the cost of eye tests, are the reason why 75 per cent of under nines have never been to the opticians.

Mary said: "This could be harmful to potentially thousands of children. As a child's eyesight is usually fully developed by the age of eight, it is crucial that eye tests are carried out at least once a year from the age of three.

"Eye tests for all children in Britain are free on the NHS the only investment parents have to make is time."