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How do I know if my child is having problems learning because of their eyes or vision?

29 April 2016
/ Children Vision
/ By Bhavin Shah

If you can tick 2 or more of the symptoms below then please contact Central Vision Opticians for professional advice

Blurry vision
Words moving, jumping, foggy, swimming, floating (plus many other descriptions)
Eyes burning, sore or itchy etc or rubbing eyes after reading or other visual tasks
Headaches especially after reading or using eyes
Having to bring the text very close to read
Difficulty in copying from the board
Skipping or missing lines or words when reading

However some children may exhibit other behaviour or general problems such as:

Their performance falling short of potential, especially at school
Avoiding reading or quickly losing attention when reading
Continous reading is inaccurate and strained, yet they can read single words easily
Having to use a finger, marker or tracker to read
Regularly losing things
Difficulty in estimating distances and sizes
Frequently fails to complete work on time
Being clumsy, fidgeting a lot or having problems with balance
Poor hand writing or writing at slant (uphill or downhill)
Omitting small words when reading
Loses place frequently when reading
Moves head excessively as reads across page
Poor reading comprehension, and often have to re-read the page to get the meaning
Misaligning digits or columns of numbers
Confuses similar words
Confuses right and left including directions
Says words aloud or moves lips as reads
Confuses or reverses letters (eg b &d or p & q)
Difficulty completing assignments on time, not using his/her time well
Losing belongings/things, forgetful/poor memory
Difficulty in using hand tools – Scissors, keys, calculators etc
Saying “I can’t” before even trying
Poor coordination at near, typically shown as bumping into, or knocking things over, yet may be good at sports. This may be identified as ‘dyspraxia‘ but may simply be a vision problem

If you can tick 2 or more of the symptoms below then please contact Central Vision Opticians for professional advice

Some of the signs above will require our special examination, called The Reading Edge®, to establish the exact cause of difficulty and to determine the best way to help your child.

If your child is having difficulty with reading or learning please contact us and we can give you a free visual symptoms assessment.