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10
Signs Your Child May
Have a Vision Problem
When you send
your children back to school this fall, you're likely to get them
new clothes and school supplies, but what about an eye exam?
More than 10
million American children will start the school year with an undetected
vision problem, says the Vision Council of America (VCA).
The association
says 80 percent of a child's learning is done visually. Research
shows that 70 percent of the 2 million school-age children in the
United States with reading difficulties suffer some type of visual
impairment. These include ocular motor, perceptual or binocular
dysfunction, says the VCA, a nonprofit optical trade association.
A recent VCA
survey found that 6 percent of parents recognize that vision problems
can cause learning difficulties and less than half of the parents
took their child for a comprehensive eye exam within the past year.
Here are 10
signs that may indicate your child has a vision problem:
- Squinting,
closing or covering one eye.
- Holding a
book close to the face.
- Losing their
place while reading.
- Headache,
nausea, or dizziness.
- Excessive
clumsiness.
- Tilting head
to one side.
- Frequent
daydreaming.
- Using a finger
as a place mark while reading.
- Performing
below potential.
- Rubbing eyes
repeatedly.
More information
The VCA offers
a free brochure and self-test to help you determine if anyone in
your family may require an eye exam. You can get more information
at the VCA
Web site.
Reference
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