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75 minutes

Do you or your child do any of the following:

• Move the head (rather than just the eyes) to follow objects or while reading

• Avoid visual tasks (like reading or coloring) or eye-hand tasks (like puzzles)

• Block one eye (by tilting or moving head) to read or draw

• Lose place while reading or use a finger as a guide

• Say that print blurs or squint when reading aloud

• Complain about long reading assignments or do not read for pleasure

• Complain of headaches after school, work, or after reading

• Leave out or insert small words when reading aloud

• Have difficulty with copying tasks or make many errors when copying

• Have problems aligning horizontally or vertically while writing or with math 

• Spell better orally than when required to write the word

• Work slower than peers or not performing to their full potential

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If so, a Visual Skills Evaluation is an in-depth assessment of eye tracking, eye teaming, and eye focusing skills to determine the “visual fitness” of your/your child’s eyes.

Eye Tracking Skills: evaluates adequate fixation, saccadic, and pursuit eye movement control necessary for reading, eye-hand coordination, and visual reaction time.

Eye Teaming Skills: evaluates if the two eyes aim, move, and work as a coordinated team necessary for depth perception and clear single vision.

Eye Focusing Skills: evaluates if the eyes can maintain clear vision at varying distances necessary for learning, reading, and sports.

This evaluation will help determine whether there is a problem in any of the above areas that may be interfering with school, sports, work, or one's life. However, to determine the extent of these problems, a separate

Visual Information Processing Evaluation may be recommended.