• Visual Acuity at Near
  Is vision clear and single at close distances? Clear sight at short distances is critical to reading, writing, close work, computer use, etc.
  
  
• Eye Teaming Skills
  Do the two eyes aim, move, and work as a coordinated team? Weaknesses in binocular (two-eyed) vision and eye teaming skills can cause numerous difficulties, including Lazy Eye or Amblyopia, Convergence Insufficiency (near vision disorder), Strabismus (Cross-eyed), Double Vision and Depth Perception Problems.
  
  
• Eye Focusing Skills
  Do the eyes maintain clear vision at varying distances? Rapid, automatic eye focus adjustment is critical to learning, reading, writing, sports, etc. Deficiencies can cause visual fatigue, reduced reading comprehension, and/or avoidance of close work or other activities.
  
  
• Eye Movement Skills
  Do eye movements show adequate muscle control, eye tracking and fixation, etc.? In the classroom, normal eye movements allow rapid and accurate shifting of the eyes along a line of print or from book to desk to board, etc.  In sports, efficient eye movements contribute to eye-hand coordination, visual reaction time, and accurate tracking.
  
  
• Reversal Frequency
  Is confusion or reversal of letters or words (b, d; p, q; saw, was; etc.) within the normal ranges for a given age?  Past the age of seven, frequent visual and written reversals might indicate a visual perceptual dysfunction.
  

• Complain of headaches, sore eyes or blurred vision
• Display short attention span when reading or copying
• Must read and re-read material several times to comprehend its meaning.
• Have difficulty remembering what was read
• Fail to complete boardwork on time
• Lose place while reading or use finger to keep place
• Poor handwriting that dosen't improve with practice. Writing up or down hill.
• Squint, blink, or turn head while reading or watching
• Child covers one eye or has poor posture when reading or doing near work.
• Have difficulty judging distance. Trouble hitting a baseball or tennis ball

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