Add a visit to the eye doctor for back to school
Every parent wants their child to get good grades and if your child seems to be struggling an eye exam may yield better results then tutors and punishment for some. Parents should include a comprehensive eye exam along with shopping for pencils and backpacks on their back to school list, says an article posted on Fox News published September 8, 2011.
Fox News introduced us to Isaac who is 9 years old and was having trouble in school. It turns out that on a recent trip to the doctor’s office Isaac’s mother noticed that he had difficulty during the eye exam so although her doctor said everything was fine she decided to take him to a specialist.
“We didn’t know that he was seeing double,” Isaac’s Mother said. “His reading was slow; he would get headaches in school.”
Dr. Andrea Thau from the American Optometric Association says that Isaac is not alone. Many children have problems with their vision and parents do not even realize it.
“Studies show that 86 percent of children start school without ever having a vision examination and the American EYE-Q survey of 2008 showed that 65 percent of parents didn’t take their children in for vision exam this year,” Thau said.
“Children that come in who have been labeled as (having) learning problems, or not reading well, or not functioning well actually have vision problems, and once corrected, it enables that child to be the best they can be,” she added.
If your child exhibits any of the following then it may be time to schedule a trip to the eye doctor.
Trouble reading
Complaints of fatigue while reading
Tilting of the head to see or read
Losing their place while reading
Sitting too close to the TV or computer
“Vision problems not only impact learning in school but they also have social, physical, and emotional development as well,” Thau said.
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