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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