How Eye Exams Can Help Your Child in School

One way to know if your child has vision issues is through school vision screenings. But to cover all bases and ensure that your child's eyes have no health issues, an eye exam is crucial. It is imperative if you need assurance that your child's eyes are ready to manage schoolwork and assignments.


During an eye exam, the eye doctor can examine your child's eyesight and the health of the eyes' inner structures. The exam is more in-depth and goes beyond the visual acuity tests in vision screenings. These tests show how well your child sees distances but fail to detect over 50 percent of eye problems. 


A comprehensive eye checkup at Southwest Orlando EyeCare will determine whether your child's eyes are ready for school.


 

How Does Vision Affect Learning?



Because 80 percent of what your child learns is through their eyes, any interference with their vision can hinder their development. Some parts of your child's growth and education may be slower than for other kids.


 

How Can Eye Exams Help Your Child's Education?



Eye exams can help diagnose and treat eye issues that may affect your child's learning. If not diagnosed, eye problems can harm your child's eyes and overall well-being. Eye exams can help:


 

Improve Focus



Reading numbers and letters on a board or answering quizzes on a handout can be difficult for kids with vision problems. This struggle can cause such kids to lose focus quickly and perform poorly in school.


Unfortunately, even kids with normal vision may have issues with their eyesight. How well your child sees distances has little to do with their ability to read figures close or inches away from their face. It has more to do with how well their visual skills have developed, even when their visual acuity is 20/20.

 


Boost Eye-hand Coordination



Games and sports, are delightful social opportunities for children and a means to use up extra energy so they can focus in class. But these activities can be challenging for kids with undiagnosed eye problems.


A child with poor eye-hand coordination skills cannot use their visual info to control and direct their hands. They may have an eye problem such as optic ataxia or developmental delay. An eye exam will help identify the source of the problem and prescribe a suitable treatment.


 

Improve Reading



Reading and eyesight go together. The eyes must effectively work to identify letters, move across a sentence, and comprehend what is written.


Kids with vision problems may lose focus when reading and mistake similar-looking text because they cannot see the words accurately. Because of that, a child may struggle to finish assignments.


 

Enhance Confidence



Healthy vision is a confidence booster. Kids with poor vision may feel insufficient compared to other kids and struggle to do well in school. Falling behind in school because of an eye problem can stop a child from learning. This can affect the child's ability to explore their environment and develop necessary visual skills. 


Ensure your child has the essential visual skills to do well in school. You can schedule a comprehensive eye exam with your child's eye doctor today.



For more on how eye exams can help your child in school, visit Southwest Orlando Eye Care at our office in Orlando, Florida. Call (407) 271-8931 to book an appointment today.

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