What if 20/20 sight wasn’t good enough?

Did you know a parent can be told that their child has 20/20 sight but the child can still have a visual problem? It’s true. Sight and vision are two different things. Sight is the ability to see. But vision is the ability to interpret and understand the information that’s taken in through the eyes. That’s where vision training can pick up where traditional eye exams leave off.

The #1 visual learning disability that a child can suffer from is called Convergence Insufficiency. An inability or strain by both eyes to “hold” together as a team as they focus on a particular point is a common trait. The condition becomes more apparent with visual tasks that force the individual to focus for a prolonged period of time, such as reading.

For your reference, we’ve identified a few of the more telltale signs of Convergence Insufficiency so that you can begin to look for some trouble spots – the kind of trouble spots that the EyePerformance system can very often alleviate.

People who have Convergence Insufficiency display one or more of the following patterns:

1) Physical Complaints and/or Behavioral Issues Related To Vision
Physical problems may include headaches, eye strain, burning eyes, blurred vision. At times, the individual may also feel frustrated or avoid reading altogether – unless they are being read to by another person.

2) Tracking Problems
Skipping lines. Re-reading lines. Omitting or substituting small words when reading (for example, “this” becomes “that”, “for” become “from”). The reader knows these words but convergence insufficiency is causing the eyes to land in a different place than they’re supposed to when reading.

3) Reading Comprehension Problems
The strain of simply holding the eyes together creates a situation in which very little energy is left over to comprehend meaning from what is read.