Exam Check List

Read the questions below and see how you score. If you answer yes to several items, a comprehensive eye exam is recommended.

Do you observe the following behavior(s) in yourself or your child?

• One eye turns, drifts or aims in a different direction than the other eye? Crossed eye? Wandering eye?
  (Look carefully — this can be subtle. This is significant even if it only happens occasionally, such as when the person is tired, stressed or ill).
• Frequent squinting or closing of one eye?
• Excessive blinking or squinting?
• Poor visual/motor skills (including “hand-eye coordination”)?
• Problems moving in space, frequently bumps into things or drops things?
• Difficulties catching and/or throwing airborne objects?
• Repeatedly confuses left and right directions?
• Appears to favor the use of one eye?
• Turns or tilts head in order to use one eye?
• Posture problems? Head is frequently tilted to one side or one shoulder is obviously higher?
• While reading or doing close work, do you notice any of the following in yourself or your child?
• Becomes quickly fatigued?
• Has posture problems?
• Rubs eyes frequently?
• Squints or blinks excessively?
• Frequently loses one’s place when reading or copying from the board or paper?
• Frequently skips words and/or has to re-read?
• Repeatedly omits small words?
• Vision becomes blurry?
• Uses finger to read?
• Holds the book or object unusually close?
• Closes one eye or covers eye with hand?
• Twists or tilts head toward book or papers?
• Moves head back and forth (instead of moving eyes)?
• Struggles with handwriting?

Do you or your child frequently complain of:

• Only able to read for short periods of time?
• Burning or itching eyes?
• Headaches in forehead or temples?
• Nausea or dizziness?
• Motion sickness?
• Double vision?