With school just around the corner, Parents are busy getting their children ready. Books, Book loan schemes, Uniforms. You name it.

In the hustle and bustle of things, it is easy to forget that your child needs to have good vision to function well in school.

If you are like most parents, your Child’s eyesight will be of extreme importance to you.

Here are the ABCs of signs and symptoms that may signal trouble in vision during your child’s school years.  You should look for these in your child.

1. Appearance. Your child could have frequent styes and encrusted eyelids, watery eyes, red eyes, crossed eyes, or eyes pointed out up or down– those are things that you should look for.
2. Behavior . Look for head turning, excessive head movement, rocking back and forth, and rigid body posture, avoidance of close work, and squinting or closing of one eye. Also, look for sitting too close to the TV, using a finger to read, constant rubbing of the eyes and blinking with much effort.
3. Complaints. Look for double vision, burning while reading, itchy eyes, nausea or dizziness, headaches, blurred vision, or eyes tiring quickly while reading.

When evaluating your child for vision problems or dyslexia, you should also look for the following signs while listening and watching them read:

1. Loss of place often when reading.

2. Poor reading comprehension.

3. Frequent omission of words.

4. Short attention span for reading.

5. Writing uphill or downhill on paper.

6. Failure to recognize the same word in the next sentence.

7. Rereading or skipping lines unknowingly.

8. Failure to visualize what is read.

9. Confusing two or more words with the same or similar beginnings.

10. Repeated confusion of the left/right directions.

11. Poor orientation of drawings on the page.

12. Quick loss of interest.

If any of these symptoms or signs show up, you should contact your eye doctor for a complete eye examination.  So folks, remember your ABCs and look out for the signs.

“REMEMBER TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR EYES”

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Dr Ken Onu

Consultant Ophthalmologist at Beachmont Eye institute/Eyes R Us

Dr Ken Onu is the CEO and Founder of the Beachmont Eye institute/Eyes R Us. Apart from being a passionate Eye Doctor he is a Public Speaker and Author. He writes frequently on and offline on Eye Care and his other passion: Transformational Growth

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