As kids head back to school it’s time to prepare them for academic success. What better place to start than making sure your child has a comprehensive vision examination.
According to the American Optometric Association up to 80% of a child’s learning in school is through their vision. Typical vision screenings can miss many vision problems that can impact learning. This is because there is more to vision than having 20/20 eyesight.
Many visual skills, including eye tracking, eye focusing, and eye coordination play an important role in a child’s ability to learn. Deficits in these visual skills can lead to Learning-Related Vision Problems. Symptoms of deficient vision skills include losing place when reading and/or re-reading lines, poor reading comprehension, words going in and out of focus, difficulties copying from the board, and headaches.
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