VISION AND LEARNING
Our centre relies on behavioural optometrists specialized in preventing, detecting and treating visual dysfunctions that interfere with school learning, providing an approach and multidisciplinary work in collaboration with other professionals.
If we consider that 80% of the information that children receive at school comes from the eyes, any malfunction of the visual system will highly affect their school performance.
SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS OR SIGNS THAT MAY INDICATE A VISUAL PROBLEM:
He/She struggles with reading
Does not understand what he/she is reading
Reads very slowly
Loses his place while reading
Skips words and/or lines while reading
Confuses similar words while reading
Has difficulties to copy from the board
Gets distracted easily
It is hard for him/her to concentrate
Gets very close to the paper while reading
Has inadequate postures when reading or writing
Rubs his/her eyes
Covers one eye when reading or writing
Has headaches quite frequently
Makes many ortographic mistakes
Complains about seeing the letters moving or bouncing
Complains of blur vision
Finds it hard to finish school tasks
Holds the pencil badly
Transposes letters and/or numbers when reading and/or writing
Confuses right and left
She/he is very active
He/she is not very skilled at sports