Free Vision Screenings

TPA's Library Extravaganza Day
Westlink Christian Church
January 13, 1:00-3:00

Seventy percent of poor readers have undiagnosed vision problems, even if they don’t need glasses: 

• They can’t track so they lose their place when reading

• They fight double vision so they stumble over words

• They can’t keep small images clear so print blurs

• They have difficulty remaining on task because they are fatigued from fighting their eyes.

Dr. Pirotte and the Wichita Vision Development Center invite TPA members to stop by our booth at the Library Extravaganza on January 13th to have any child screened whom they suspect may be struggling with inadequate visual skills. 

What will the screening check?   

1. Clarity of sight:  Does your child have the sharpness of vision required to see the board clearly from the back of the room or to read the print in his textbooks?   

2. Eye teaming: How much effort does it take for your child to use his eyes together at the close-up distances required for reading?  Can he coordinate his eye movements well enough so that the print doesn't move, blur, scramble, or go double?

3. Focusing: Can your child keep the print on the page clear when reading for long periods of time?  Can he quickly shift focus when looking from the board to his desk and back to the board again?

4. Tracking: Can your child accurately follow a line of print without losing his place?  Does he have the control for the precise eye movements required in reading?

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Uncertain if your child is at-risk for vision-based learning problems?  Click here for a survey to determine if your child has tell-tale symptoms.

For more information on the critical link between vision and learning, click here.

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