Possible Vision Problems
Condition
What it is
Symptoms to watch for
Eye coordination problems
Inability to coordinate the eyes together effectively
- Closes or covers one eye
- Occasionally sees double
- Rubs eyes frequently
- Able to read for only a short time
- Poor reading comprehension
Eye focusing problems
Inability to easily refocus eyes or maintain clear focus
- Holds things very close
- Complains of blurred vision
- Poor reading comprehension
- Says eyes are tired
- Able to read for only a short time
- Has headaches when reading
Eye tracking problems
Inadequate ability to smoothly and accurately move the eyes from one point to another
- Moves head excessively when reading
- Frequently loses place, skips lines when reading
- Uses finger to keep place
- Poor reading comprehension
- Short attention span
Faulty visual form perception
Inability to discriminate differences in size, shape, or form
- Mistakes words with similar beginnings
- Difficulty recognizing letters, words, or simple shapes and forms
- Can’t distinguish the main idea from insignificant details
- Trouble learning basic math concepts of size, magnitude, and position
Faulty visual memory
Inability to remember and understand what is seen
- Trouble visualizing what is read
- Poor reading comprehension
- Poor speller
- Trouble with mathematical concepts
- Poor recall of visually presented material
Difficulty with laterality and directionality
Poor development of left/right awareness
- Trouble learning right and left
- Reverses letters and words
- Trouble writing and remembering letters and numbers
