Vision is most commonly associated with clearness of sight — or visual acuity — but good vision is more than just seeing clearly with or without glasses. When a person has 20/20 vision, it means that each of their eyes can see what an average person sees at a distance of 20 feet. If a child or adult fails the eye chart test, they can get glasses or contacts to correct their blurry vision. This solution, however, is limited to only checking a person’s sharpness of vision.
The eye chart cannot test many other important visual skills that impact the day-to-day lives of adults and children, especially at school.
Traditional eye chart exams alone do not check skills such as:
Eye Teaming
Tracking Proficiency
Ability to shift focus from near to far accurately
Visual Processing
These are problems glasses alone cannot correct, even someone with 20/20 vision can have serious problems in these areas.
Vision in the Learning Environment
As children grow and mature, over 80% of what they learn is processed through their eyes. No one understands how vital vision is for children’s development than their parents.
Most children undergo a brief vision screening at school which only checks their distance vision using the eye chart. Each year thousands of children suffer from undetected vision problems that can make school and life difficult. Children with crossed/wandering eyes and lazy eyes face especially demanding challenges.
Leaving these problems unaddressed may cause:
Reading Difficulties
Short Attention Span
Poor Athletic Performance
Low self esteem
The evaluations performed at South Tulsa and Catoosa Vision Development Centers are specifically designed to test for the above-mentioned areas of vision, visit our “New Patients” tab if you are interested in learning more.