Children's Vision
Vision
We test eyes differently! Vision can be broken into three areas.
Long-sighted (Hyperopia),
Short-sighted (myopia) and
Astigmatism
Eye tracking
Do I have the appropriate eye movements necessary for reading? Are my eyes able to move smoothly across a line of words and then accurately flick back to the next line without losing my place
Eye teaming
Are my eyes able to work together?
Eye focussing
Am I able to change focus from near to far activities efficiently and accurately?
Visual motor integration
Am I able to draw or show you what I see? eg copying actions, hand-writing, shapes etc.
Visual auditory integration
Am I able to tell you what I see?
Visual Memory
Am I able to remember and understand what I see?
Laterality/ Directionality
Development of left/right awareness. Does “b” look different to “d”
What is Vision Therapy?
Vision therapy is a treatment plan used to correct or improve specific dysfunctions of the vision system.
Steps of Vision Therapy
- Body work – gross motor (Hand-eye coordination)
- Recognising that I have two eyes
- Getting both eyes to work equally
- Learning how to use the eyes together in a coordinated way
- Refining visual mechanics
- Finally commence and refine Visual Processing