Look for these signs and symptoms.

If you check off several items on the following checklist, consider taking your child for a vision exam. Please contact us to answer any of your questions and to schedule an appointment.

You observe the following behavior in your child:

1. one eye drifts or aims in a different direction than the other (look carefully -- this can be subtle). 
   

        This is significant even if it only occurs when the child is tired or stressed.

1. turns or tilts head to see
   

2. head is frequently tilted to one side or one shoulder is noticeably higher
   

3. squinting or closing or covering of one eye
   

4. excessive blinking or squinting
   

5. short attention span
   

6. daydreaming in class
   

7. poor handwriting
   

8. poor visual/motor skills (often called "hand-eye coordination")
   

9. problems moving in space, frequently bumps into things or drops things
   

10. clumsiness on playground or at home
    

While reading or doing close work your child:

1. holds the book or object unusually close
   

2. closes one eye or covers eye with hand
   

3. twists or tilts head toward book or object so as to favor one eye
   

4. frequently loses place and fatigues easily
   

5. uses finger to read
   

6. rubs eyes during or after short periods of reading
   

7. reversals when reading (i.e., "was" for "saw", "on" for "no", etc.)
   

8. reversals when writing (b for d, p for q, etc.)
   

9. omitting small words
   

10. confusing small words
    

11. transposition of letters and numbers (12 for 21, etc.)
    

12. loss of place when reading, line to line and word to word.
    

13. child's ability to learn verbally surpasses his ability to learn visually.
    

Your child frequently complains of:

1. only being able to read for short periods of time
   

2. headaches or eyestrain
   

3. nausea or dizziness
   

4. motion sickness
   

5. DOUBLE VISION!