| Now is an excellent time to have your
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| | same amount of time studying the anatomy,
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| child's vision checked. Don't be too
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| | functions, and diseases of the eye as an
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| quick to say, "My child's vision is fine:
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| | optometrist has spent studying vision
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| 20/20!" In many cases that is not
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| | alone. To check my child's vision I would
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| enough.The Snellen chart, the instrument
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| | seek an optometrist, specifically a
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| most frequently used to test eyesight,
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| | "developmental" or "behavioral"
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| often gives people a false sense of
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| | optometrist. Not only will the vision
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| security about their vision. It measures
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| | exam be more thorough, but the
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| only acuity -- and that at a distance of
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| | developmental optometrist may prescribe a
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| 20 feet. How much does your child read at
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| | course of "vision therapy" to remedy
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| that distance?The National Center for
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| | problems.Often we take vision for granted
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| Health Statistics estimates that about 25
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| | and do not think of it as a learned
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| percent of children enter school with
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| | behavior. Because it is learned, however,
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| vision problems that can impede their
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| | through practice we can improve it.
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| school progress. Almost 50 percent of
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| | Experts speculate that the frequency of
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| children with learning difficulties have
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| | vision problems may be increasing because
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| vision problems, and up to 94 percent of
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| | with television, video games, and
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| children with reading problems have
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| | computers, children today do not use
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| reduced visual skills.Why does the
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| | their eyes in as many different ways as
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| Snellen chart leave some of these
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| | children did formerly; overall the vision
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| problems undetected? Vision involves much
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| | of children entering school is less
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| more than the sharpness of an image. It
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| | developed than it was a few decades
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| involves focusing -- and refocusing as
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| | ago.What symptoms might indicate a vision
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| attention shifts between far and near (as
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| | problem? Any time a bright person
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| when copying from the board). It involves
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| | struggles with reading, further
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| binocularity, the two eyes working
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| | investigation is warranted. Consider
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| together to capture accurate pictures of
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| | these specific questions in relation to
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| our world and of the printed page. Vision
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| | yourself as well as in relation to your
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| also involves perception, the brain's
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| | children or students. Answering yes to
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| interpretation of the images taken in by
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| | even a few of the questions justifies
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| the eyes.Many people believe that vision
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| | further examination. Do not discount a
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| should be checked by an ophthalmologist,
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| | "yes" even if it is limited to special
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| the person with the highest credentials.
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| | circumstances, such as fatigue.Do you (or
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| While it is true that an ophthalmologist
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| | does the child) . . .
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| is an M.D., he or she has spent about the
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