The beginning of a new school year is the ideal time for children to have a full visual assessment. In this way visual difficulties can be resolved before they cause problems.
VISION DEFICIENCIES THAT WOULD HINDER THE LEARNING PROCESS
VISION DEFICIENCIES THAT WOULD HINDER THE LEARNING PROCESS
Clarity of Vision:
The inability of your child to see the blackboard from the back of the classroom would seriously hinder their performance. Your child may be Shortsighted, Farsighted or have Astigmatism and this may need to be corrected to enable them to see clearly at all distances.
The inability of your child to see the blackboard from the back of the classroom would seriously hinder their performance. Your child may be Shortsighted, Farsighted or have Astigmatism and this may need to be corrected to enable them to see clearly at all distances.
Eye Movements:
The inability to move the eyes smoothly, seriously impacts on a child’s reading ability, causing them to constantly lose their place. This slows down the speed at which they can read and absorb knowledge.
The inability to move the eyes smoothly, seriously impacts on a child’s reading ability, causing them to constantly lose their place. This slows down the speed at which they can read and absorb knowledge.
Binocular vision:
Miss-alignment of the eyes and convergence inability causes a child to see double and eventually to close one eye when reading. This is extremely inefficient as both eyes are needed to ensure that the brain works at optimum level.
Miss-alignment of the eyes and convergence inability causes a child to see double and eventually to close one eye when reading. This is extremely inefficient as both eyes are needed to ensure that the brain works at optimum level.
Focussing skills:
Children who cannot focus their eyes clearly at different distances as well as shift focus between these distances are unable to copy off the board quickly enough and they fall behind with their work. The child also needs to be able to maintain focus at specific distances, for example as when reading.
Children who cannot focus their eyes clearly at different distances as well as shift focus between these distances are unable to copy off the board quickly enough and they fall behind with their work. The child also needs to be able to maintain focus at specific distances, for example as when reading.
Colour vision:
With the prolific use of colour in many classrooms it is worthwhile to establish whether a colour vision deficiency is present and to understand which shades of colours may be affected.
With the prolific use of colour in many classrooms it is worthwhile to establish whether a colour vision deficiency is present and to understand which shades of colours may be affected.
In conclusion:
For these reasons it is important that you bring your child to us for a consultation regularly, taking note of our Special Offer for Children under 12 - see foot of this newsletter - and help your child progress at school.
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