Vision is a dominant process in the growth, development and daily performance of children. Many children with undetected vision problems struggle in the classroom. Some symptoms of learning related vision problems are:
- Trouble finishing written assignments
- Losing ones place when reading
- Having a short attention span when doing close work
- Skipping words when reading
- Making errors when copying from a classroom board
- Having greater potential than grades may indicate (under-performing)
Vision problems can affect comprehension performance in reading and manifest as social, eye-hand coordination, discipline, or emotional problems. From there, such vision problems can impact the rest of your child’s life and ability to succeed.
[heading centered=”yes” margin_bottom=”no”]What is Good Vision?[/heading]
Visual Acuity: It’s important to realize that good vision is more than 20/20 eyesight, Invented in the 1860’s, the term 20/20 indicates if you can see letters 3/8″ high at 20 feet. This does not take into account the eyes’ ability to see books or view the computer screen.
Eye Health: Eye disease can impair vision or lead to vision loss if not diagnosed and treated.
Visual Integration: The ability to process and integrate visual information, which includes and coordinates input from our other senses and previous experiences so that we can understand what we see.
Eye Teaming: The ability of the eyes to work properly together.
Eye Focusing: The ability of the eyes to focus and shift focus to near and distant points easily and effortlessly.
Eye Motility or Tracking: The ability of the eyes to move together across a page of print, to directly view an object, to move from one viewing area to another, or follow a ball.
The good news if that with early diagnosis and appropriate, comprehensive intervention, the prognosis is good in a majority of cases. Schedule your child’s eye examination to make the most of the new school year.
