Ocular HealthVisual Acquisition Skills
Why Won’t My Child Look at the Camera?
Avoiding the camera is not always shyness. How eye teaming, focusing and light sensitivity make faces hard to look at, what the research shows, and…
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Vision & LearningVisual Acquisition Skills
Visual Fatigue: A Hidden Cause of Homework Meltdowns
Homework meltdowns can be visual exhaustion rather than defiance. What visual fatigue is, why it peaks after school, and when to have your child…
Ocular HealthChild DevelopmentVisual Processing
Motion Sickness and Dizziness: Is It a Vision Problem?
Carsick kids and dizziness in busy stores: how vision and balance interact, what studies actually show about eye-related dizziness, and when to get…
Gross & Fine Motor SkillsChild Development
Is It Clumsiness, or a Vision Problem?
Tripping, missed catches and shaky balance can trace back to eye teaming, tracking or depth perception. What the research shows and what parents can…
Vision & LearningChild DevelopmentVisual Processing
Visual Perceptual Skills and Child Development
How visual perceptual skills develop, how they show up in reading, writing, math and handwriting, and what the research does and does not show.
Vision & LearningChild Development
BVD in School-Aged Children: A Guide for Parents
How binocular vision dysfunction shows up in school-aged children, what the research does and does not support, and the classroom supports that help.
The Social Side of Eye Turns and Patching
Bullying, self-image and hiring bias around strabismus and patching: what the research actually measured, and how today's treatment options compare.
Vision & LearningChild Development
Why Your Child Needs an Eye Exam Before School
What a children's eye exam catches that a screening can miss, the AOA, AAP and USPSTF schedules side by side, and why earlier treatment works better.
Color Blindness in Children: Signs and Testing
Color vision deficiency affects as many as 1 in 12 boys. Learn the signs parents notice, how eye doctors test for it, and how to support your child.
Ocular HealthChild Development
Common Eye Problems in Teens (13-18 Years)
Myopia, digital eye strain, contact lens risks, keratoconus and sports eye injuries in teenagers, what the research shows, and when to book an eye…
Ocular HealthVisual Acuity & GlassesChild Development
Common Eye Problems in Children (2-5 Years)
The eight eye problems we see most in preschoolers - refractive error, strabismus, amblyopia, pink eye, styes, allergies - and when to seek care.
Child DevelopmentOcular HealthVisual Acuity & Glasses
Common Eye Problems in Children (6-12 Years)
The eight eye and vision problems we see most in school-age children aged 6-12, what the research actually shows, and when to book a full eye exam.
Recognize Your Child — or Yourself — in These Stories?
Reading these posts is a good first step. The next one is a developmental vision evaluation, which measures the eye teaming, tracking and focusing skills a routine eye exam does not.