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Vision for the Classroom

Vision is more than 20/20 eyesight. Reading requires good eye tracking and sustained visual performance. Copying from the chalkboard requires many eye focusing changes. School tasks require more visual abilities than tested by reading letters on a distance chart. A vision examination must include testing of visual skills that relate to school performance.


Dr. Cathy Stern can help maximize your child’s academic performance by diagnosing a learning related vision problem and offering vision therapy treatment.

 

Common Symptoms of a Visual Performance Problem
  • Skips/rereads lines
  • Words jumping on the page
  • Blur when looking up from close work
  • Print blurs or doubles
  • Attention deficit or poor concentration
  • Homework takes longer than it should
  • Inconsistent sports performance

Functional Vision Deficits Include
  • Oculomotor (eye tracking) control
  • Convergence insufficiency
  • Accommodative (focusing) flexibility
  • Binocular (eye teaming)
  • Strabismus (eye turn)
  • Amblyopia (lazy eye)
  • Blurred sight
  • Spatial inattention

Treatment Alternatives
  • Performance Lenses to improve focus flexibility and eye coordination
  • Optometric Vision Therapy to improve visual skills and enhance academic performance
  • Visual Information Processing development
  • Prescription eyewear to improve eyesight
  • Prism lens therapy to improve spatial awareness

Dr. Cathy Stern can help maximize your child’s academic performance by diagnosing a learning related vision problem and offering vision therapy treatment.

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