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?