The Skills Needed to Learn!

​Most people don’t realize that you need 17 visual skills to succeed in reading, learning, sports, and in life!
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1) Eye Movement Control: The ability to move both eyes together to point at an intended target or follow along a path, like a line of text.
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2) Simultaneous Focus at Far: Forming a clear image of something in the distance.

3) Sustaining Focus at Far: Keeping an image of something in the distance clear.

4) Simultaneous Focus at Near: Forming a clear image of something close to the eyes.

5) Sustaining Focus at Near: Keeping a clear image of something close to the eyes.

6) Simultaneous Alignment at Far: Lining up both eyes at the same point the distance.

7) Sustaining Alignment at Far: Holding both eyes lined up at the same point in the distance.

8) Simultaneous Alignment at Near: Lining up both eyes at the same point up close.

9) Sustaining Alignment at Near: Holding both eyes lined up at the same point up close.

10) Central Vision (Visual Acuity): This is where "20/20" vision comes in!

11) Peripheral Vision: Being able to see what's on either side of you while your eyes are pointed forward.

12) Depth Awareness: Being able to tell that things are further away or closer up than each other (also know as depth perception).

13) Color Perception: Being able to tell different colors apart (if you are not color-blind).

14) Gross Visual-Motor: Moving yourself through space without bumping into things by using information from your vision.

15) Fine Visual-Motor: Writing, sewing, texting, and doing other small and close-up activities with accuracy by using information from  your vision.

16) Visual Perception: Being aware of your environment and what is going on around you in your visual field (the area you can see).

17) Visual Integration: Bringing together your vision and your other senses to accomplish complex tasks, like reading while walking a balance beam.​

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. ​​​

Ann Arbor Vision Therapy
2433 Oak Valley Drive
Suite 100B
​Ann Arbor MI, 48103

Phone: 734-926-0390
Fax: 734-994-9625


Office Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday:    8:30 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday:    8:30 am - 5:00 pm
​Friday, Saturday, Sunday:    Closed
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