Cantwell Vision Therapy

Approximately 90% of children who experience learning difficulties suffer from one or more problems with their eyesight. Far too often, these problems remain undiagnosed, causing a great deal of needless frustration for children and their parents.

Unlike other many other kinds of ailments, children will rarely complain of vision problems. A child suffering from visual impairments may never know that their perception differs from those around them. This makes it particularly important to increase the awareness of developmental vision problems, and help parents to understand what to look for if they suspect their child may have problems with his or her vision.

The following checklist is a good start in determining whether your child may have problems with their eyesight.

Signs that may indicate a vision problem:

	Headaches with near work
	Difficulty copying from the board
	Skips or repeats lines while reading
	Reverses letters or words
	Double vision, or "the words run together"
	Below grade level in reading
	Slow/difficult time reading
	Covers one eye when doing close work
	Complains that words move around on the page.
	Uses finger as a place-marker when reading
	Squinting one or both eyes
	Fatigue, frustration, stress associated with schoolwork/homework
	Short attention span or daydreaming
	Smart in everything but school
	Frequent rubbing or blinking of the eyes
	Avoids close work
	Vision is worse at the end of the day
	Labeled ADD/ADHD, LD or dyslexic

If you checked off one or more of the above symptoms, it is possible your child is struggling with a vision-based learning problem. To eliminate doubt, call to schedule a developmental vision examination.

Cantwell Vision Therapy Centers Dennis R. Cantwell, O.D., F.C.O.V.D. Scott R. Lewis, O.D.
7002 B Little River Turnpike Annandale, VA 22003 Tel: (703) 941-3937 • Fax: (703) 354-3226	44031 Pipeline Plaza #225 Ashburn, VA 20147 Tel: (703) 729-3545 • Fax: (703) 723-4648