Signs of Vision Problems This list can be used as a checklist for adults, parents and children, teachers and other professionals and can be taken along to your behavioural optometrist. Blurring of words when reading Working distance close when writing or reading Blinks or rubs eyes a lot Gets rapidly tired at school and often exhausted at end of school day Headaches and/or aching eyes Difficulties with copying from the blackboard or book Poor or variable handwriting, often slow Poor co-ordination or history of co-ordination problems Loss of concentration, poor attention span Reading accuracy and speed below chronological age Loses place or line when reading Misses out words or letters when reading Often has to use finger as a marker to keep place Mixes numbers in Maths Comprehension exercises difficult Reverses letters and numbers Mirror writing Confuses right and left past age 7 (and sometimes up and down.) Makes phonetic spelling errors Can learn spellings for tests but cannot remember in creative writing Poor visual memory Poor at Maths Creative writing difficult Poor posture when working Covers one eye when reading Moves head when reading Homework takes longer than it should Poor at ball skills and team games Does not understand what has been read
Blurring of words when reading
Working distance close when writing or reading
Blinks or rubs eyes a lot
Gets rapidly tired at school and often exhausted at end of school day
Headaches and/or aching eyes
Difficulties with copying from the blackboard or book
Poor or variable handwriting, often slow
Poor co-ordination or history of co-ordination problems
Loss of concentration, poor attention span
Reading accuracy and speed below chronological age
Loses place or line when reading
Misses out words or letters when reading
Often has to use finger as a marker to keep place
Mixes numbers in Maths
Comprehension exercises difficult
Reverses letters and numbers
Mirror writing
Confuses right and left past age 7 (and sometimes up and down.)
Makes phonetic spelling errors
Can learn spellings for tests but cannot remember in creative writing
Poor visual memory
Poor at Maths
Creative writing difficult
Poor posture when working
Covers one eye when reading
Moves head when reading
Homework takes longer than it should
Poor at ball skills and team games
Does not understand what has been read
