Signs and Symptoms of Functional Vision Problems
The following behaviours could indicate that a person has a vision or visual information-processing problem. If you observe one or more such symptoms; a functional vision examination is recommended.
Observable signs and symptoms:
- Crossed or lazy eye
- Frequent head tilting towards a particular shoulder or side is markedly higher
- Blinking/closing of one eye, Excessive Squinting
- Places head close to book while reading
- Poor visual/motor skills (hand-eye coordination)
- Clumsiness “clumsy” “clumsyâ facing problem moving in space, or frequently bumps into things or drop things
- Hitches in catching and/or throwing hovering objects
- Seems to favour the use of one eye
- Burning or itching in the eyes, appears reddish
- Headaches in forehead or temples
- Indicates posture problems
Behavior-Related signs and symptoms:
- Short attention span
- Irritable, nervous or quickly fatigued while reading, looking at books, or doing work which needs close focus
- Exhibits signs of emotional or developmental immaturity
- Doesn’t get along well with others
- Blurry vision
- Nausea or dizziness
- Motion sickness
- Double vision
Performance or work-related Signs and Symptoms:
- Repeatedly confuses left and right directions
- Grasps the object, hold the book unusually close
- Tilts or Twists head toward a object or book for favouring one eye
- Frequently gets lost in the place when reading or copying from the board/paper
- Struggle remembering what was read
- Difficulty in remembering, identifying and reproducing geometric shapes
- Reverses words often
- Makes use of finger to read
- Rubs the eyes during reading or after short periods of reading
- Recurrently skips words and/or has to re-read
- Repeatedly omits small words
- Struggles with handwriting
- Head movement back and forth (instead of eye movement)
Please take the survey how often the following symptoms are experienced by you or your child: Quality of Life Survey