Vision and Learning(Info provided by COVD.org)
Many parents indicate to us that their child's eyes are fine. They have passed the pediatrician's vision screening or one at their school. How could there possibly be a vision problem contributing to difficulties in learning and school? The answer is complex but we often find subtle problems that are not detected in screenings. Academic success requires 17 different visual skills and seeing 20/20 is just one of these skills. Screenings do not check for all of these skills.
Symptoms of a learning related vision problem include:
---Struggles with schoolwork
---Short attention span with reading
---Poor reading comprehension
---Homework overwhelm
Contact us if your child has any of these symptoms.
James B. Mayer, OD, FCOVD
Agape Learning & Optometry Center
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
