Vision Therapy Signs & Symptoms of a Vision Problem

Vision Problem Symptom Checklist

• Signs of a Vision Problem
  Frequency
• Loses place when reading
  Never Sometimes Often
• Omitting, skipping words when reading
  Never Sometimes Often
• Mistakes words when reading quickly
  Never Sometimes Often
• Using finger along lines helps reading
  Never Sometimes Often
• Difficulty copying from chalkboard or from paper to paper
  Never Sometimes Often
• Reverses letters or numbers often (ie: b vs d, z vs. s)
  Never Sometimes Often
• Poor reading fluency; “choppy reader”
  Never Sometimes Often
• Appears bright yet does poorly on tests
  Never Sometimes Often
• Misaligns digits in columns
  Never Sometimes Often
• Transposes numbers or words (ie: was/saw or 512/251)
  Never Sometimes Often
• Complains of blurry/double vision even occasionally
  Never Sometimes Often
• Headaches after reading or after school day
  Never Sometimes Often
• Eyestrain or tired eyes
  Never Sometimes Often
• Rubs, pokes or “widens” eyes when reading
  Never Sometimes Often
• Fatigues easily when reading or doing homework
  Never Sometimes Often
• Complains words move or run together on page
  Never Sometimes Often
• Covers one eye or squints with near work
  Never Sometimes Often
• Holds books close to face
  Never Sometimes Often
• Poor reading comprehension
  Never Sometimes Often
• Writing up/downhill or off-line
  Never Sometimes Often
• Avoids reading
  Never Sometimes Often
• Procrastinates with starting homework
  Never Sometimes Often
• Does not enjoy reading for pleasure
  Never Sometimes Often
• Homework takes much longer than it should to complete
  Never Sometimes Often
• Difficulty remembering words seen or learned before
  Never Sometimes Often
• Gets to a word they learned before yet starts to sound it out again as if they never saw it before
  Never Sometimes Often
• Spells words phonetically
  Never Sometimes Often
• Writing is poorly organized on the page
  Never Sometimes Often
• Seems visually distracted
  Never Sometimes Often
• Difficulty with doing puzzles
  Never Sometimes Often
• Child complains about their eyes even though prior eye exams say everything is fine
  Never Sometimes Often
• Overwhelmed when looks at a lot of information on a page
  Never Sometimes Often
• Poor concentration or attention in school
  Never Sometimes Often
• Diagnosed with ADD, ADHD or dyslexia
  Never Sometimes Often
• Complains of car sickness or motion sickness
  Never Sometimes Often
• Receives academic support yet is still not progressing in reading performance
  Never Sometimes Often