The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) estimates that 1 in 10 children have a vision problem severe enough to affect their learning in school, but school vision screenings can miss up to half of these problems. A comprehensive vision exam with a developmental optometrist checks all aspects of eye health, vision, and visual skills, and can ensure you or your child is not struggling unnecessarily with an undiagnosed vision problem.
Many children with learning difficulties may have 20/20 eyesight, but still have other vision problems. Recommendations for treatment of vision based learning problems are to enable the child to use their vision more efficiently and process visual information effectively. This may be accomplished through the application of lenses, prisms and/or vision therapy. When visual function is improved, children are better able to benefit from classroom instruction or specialized resources.
Visual information processing problems may result in children being overwhelmed the day they start school. The academic curriculum is designed on the assumption that children possess certain visual information processing abilities, as well as other skills, at certain chronological ages. In other words, is the child visually ready for school? The child who has not developed the required level of skill may have difficulty from “day one”. These difficulties might manifest themselves as problems in reading, writing, mathematics, spelling, thinking, sports endeavors, playground activities, and even the social relationships children have with their siblings and peers.
Schedule an appointment with one of our developmental optometrist, to ensure your child isn't battling an undiagnosed vision problem.
Many children with learning difficulties may have 20/20 eyesight, but still have other vision problems. Recommendations for treatment of vision based learning problems are to enable the child to use their vision more efficiently and process visual information effectively. This may be accomplished through the application of lenses, prisms and/or vision therapy. When visual function is improved, children are better able to benefit from classroom instruction or specialized resources.
Visual information processing problems may result in children being overwhelmed the day they start school. The academic curriculum is designed on the assumption that children possess certain visual information processing abilities, as well as other skills, at certain chronological ages. In other words, is the child visually ready for school? The child who has not developed the required level of skill may have difficulty from “day one”. These difficulties might manifest themselves as problems in reading, writing, mathematics, spelling, thinking, sports endeavors, playground activities, and even the social relationships children have with their siblings and peers.
Schedule an appointment with one of our developmental optometrist, to ensure your child isn't battling an undiagnosed vision problem.
Some of this information was produced by the College of Optometrists in Vision Development, which board certifies qualified optometric physicians in vision therapy. www.covd.org.