Lazy Eye Treatment Edmonton | Vision Problems At School
Lazy Eye Treatment Edmonton | Vision Problems At School
Vision problems are common in childhood, often requiring a lazy eye treatment Edmonton. In fact, in Canada. 25% of all children. Have a vision syndrome at one point in their life. However, most children.
Do not get diagnosed. Until they are of school age. The reason why is quite simple. Parents often are unaware. That their child is struggling. Because the child has already. Developed coping mechanisms at home.
To help them overcome. Some of their problems with vision. But in a classroom setting. The entire environment. Is visually based. And children with vision syndromes. Such as amblyopia. Struggle significantly, which is noticed.
By the students teacher. Who has been trained. What to look for in children. That may point to the fact. That they may have a vision syndrome. As well, some parents feel guilty. Because they believe that their children.
Should have told them, that they were struggling. However, vision therapists say. The reason why children. Do not broach this subject. With their parents, is quite simple. They are unaware anything is abnormal.
Vision syndromes are a results. Of a missed connection in the brain. And more specifically. In the eye to brain connection. Since they have had this problem. Since birth, children are unaware. That how they see the world is not normal.
Therefore, they simply develop. There coping mechanisms, unaware. That they may need a lazy eye treatment Edmonton. Also, many parents. Who suspect that their child. Needs a lazy eye treatment Edmonton.
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May not get them. An assessment as quickly as they should. Because they may have. Had experience, with a type of treatment. Called patching, which was very common. Although, it was not well-received.
Patching involves putting a eyepatch. Over the child’s good I. In order to force the weaker I. To be used, and get stronger. And while this actually worked quite well. At strengthening the weaker I.
It was not well-received by the child. And the parents, would often. End up fighting with the child. In order to get the patch on. And the child, would likely. Remove the patch soon after.
In most cases, the parents would simply. Abandon the effort, not wanting. Not only to fight with their child. But not wanting to make their child miserable as well. In the rare cases that carried through.
With this lazy eye treatment Edmonton. Until completion, often discovered. That unfortunately, while there lazy eye. Was stronger. It did not help them see. Because the problem was in the eye to brain connection.
Therefore, the treatment that parents can look forward to now. Often involves. Getting corrective lenses. And then, getting vision therapy. Where a therapist leads the child. Through a series of visual exercises.
Specifically designed for their vision syndrome. And the level of severity. As the child progresses. And increases their skills. The therapist can change the level of difficulty. So that the child is continuing to see improvements every week.
Most children need vision therapy. For six months to a year. In order to completely resolve the symptoms that they have.
Lazy Eye Treatment Edmonton | Seeing Clearly In Class
One of the most common scenarios, that requires a lazy eye treatment Edmonton. Is that a child will start to struggle at school. And the teacher will recognize. The symptoms as a possible vision syndrome.
So much of the learning in a classroom. Is visually based says experts. In fact, 80% of happens. In a classroom requires eyesight. And children who have a vision syndrome. Start struggling right away.
This is also why teachers. Our trained to look for symptoms. That may point to the fact. That their child has a vision syndrome. So that they can address the issue. And get it treated quickly.
So that the child can keep up with their studies. And stop struggling. Some of the symptoms that teachers are taught to look for. Include behaviours, such as not following along.
In a textbook, while the teacher. Is at the front, teaching a lesson. The child may stare off into space. Or be doing just about anything. Other than looking at their book. Because, it is causing them pain.
Or I irritation. Because they need a lazy eye treatment Edmonton. They may also have problems. When they are doing near work. Like writing or drawing. Where they lack attention to detail.
This lack of attention to detail. Is simply because the child. Is avoiding doing the near work. That is causing them pain, such as headaches, or eyestrain. Or simply the fact. That constantly seeing blurred vision.
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Or constantly seeing double vision. Is very annoying to the child. They often are considered day dreamers. And might even be misdiagnosed. As having ADHD. For example, when the child will not stay seated in their desk.
It is not because they are unable. To sit still, or unable to concentrate. But rather because they are very board. And they do not want to pay attention. Because it is giving them headaches, with pains in their eyes.
In fact, some children. Often get sent. To a vision therapist. In order to get a vision assessment. If it is suspected. That they have ADD, or ADHD. The reason why this happens says experts.
Is because while there is not a definitive test. That can diagnose a patient. With ADHD, there is a definitive test. That can diagnose a child with a vision syndrome. By getting one test.
If it is positive, that will explain. The symptoms that the child has. And then they can get there lazy eye treatment Edmonton. That they need, in order to overcome their problems. If they do not have a vision syndrome.
The doctor or psychologist. Can now reasonably assume. That it is more likely. That they have this neurodevelopmental disorder, ADHD. And continue their testing. With having ruled out. At least one potential cause.
If parents would like their child. To get an assessment. All they have to do is reach out to vision by design optometry. By phone, and arrange an assessment. By one of their qualified vision therapists.