Archive for 'Convergence insufficiency'
Convergence insufficiency may affect 5-12 percent of American children
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According to the American Optometric Association, 60 percent of students identified as “problem learners” may actually have undetected vision problems. One of those problems could be something called convergence insufficiency.
“They said, ‘Oh he does have this convergence insufficiency in his eyes,’ and I thought, ‘Oh that’s a big name for something, what is [...]
Posted: August 13th, 2009 under Convergence insufficiency, Learning Related Vision Problems, Pediatric Optometrist, Vision Therapy.
Tags: Convergence insufficiency, Eye Disorders
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Why Can’t My Child Read?
by Susan R. Barry, Ph.D.
As another school year is brought to a close, we need to ask again why so many children struggle in their classes. Sometimes the answer is right in the front of our face.
When I was in second grade, I did miserably on a standardized achievement test. The school principal [...]
Posted: July 25th, 2009 under Convergence insufficiency, Vision Problems in Children, Vision Therapy.
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Not Autistic or Hyperactive, She was just seeing double at times
New York Times recently wrote an article about a child who was misdiagnosed with Autism/ADHD, when in fact she had a Convergence Insufficiency. This disorder is one of the easiest binocular disorders to treat with Vision Therapy.
As an infant, Raea Gragg was withdrawn and could not make eye contact. By preschool she needed to [...]
Posted: October 24th, 2007 under Attention Deficit Disorder, Convergence insufficiency, Vision Therapy.
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