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Vision problems or difficulties affect about 15% of children. Early detection and appropriate treatment is important and vital.
Observe your child and see if any of the following applies. If the answer is yes to 3 or more of the questions below, your child might have learning related vision problem.
- Holds objects and reading material closer than normal?
- Avoids close work?
- Has difficulty getting or catching a ball, a toy, distinguishing right from left?
- Has headaches after reading?
- Get tired after reading?
- Has difficulty comprehending what they read?
- Omits or confuses small words when reading?
- Moves the head instead of the eye when reading?
- Turns or Tilts head to one side to use one eye only?
- Consistently performs below expected levels or potential in school?
- Has an eye that turn in or out?
- Has poor hand-eye coordination (this could also reflect a muscle problem)
- Has difficulty copying from the blackboard, textbook or notebook?
- Only one eye focus on the a subject?
- Tends to rub the eyes?
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