Sunday, March 18, 2012

More About Eyes part 2


More About Eyes  Part 2

Does a child need Vision Therapy?  Here is part of a checklist (modified from the Optometric Extension Program Foundation’s checklist distributed to educators by many optometrists (www.oep.org) which may help you make up your mind.

Eye-movement abilities (Ocular Motility)
____ His head turns as he reads across a page
____ He loses the place frequently when reading
____ He has a short attention span in reading or writing
____ He re-reads or skips lines

Eye-teaming abilities (Binocularity)
____ She repeats letters within words
____ She omits letters, numbers, or phrases
____ She misaligns numbers in columns
____ She squints, closes, or covers one eye
____ She tilts her head extremely while reading
____ She turns her head so only one eye focuses on the print

Visual form perception (Visual Imagery)
____ He fails to recognize the same word in the next sentence
____ She reverses letters and/or words in writing and copying
____ He has difficulty recognizing minor differences
____ She confuses words with similar beginnings and endings
____ She cannot visualize what is read, silently or aloud   

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