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Specialist Vision Assessment

Visual Stress
& Reading Clinic

A specialist assessment for children experiencing reading difficulties — checking for underlying visual anomalies that may be affecting their progress.

The Problem

When Reading is a Struggle

Many children who struggle with reading and school work are assumed to have a learning difficulty — when in fact an undetected vision problem may be the primary or contributing cause. Visual stress, binocular vision anomalies and convergence insufficiency can all cause reading difficulties, fatigue and symptoms that closely mirror dyslexia.

Our Visual Stress and Reading Clinic is a specialist vision assessment designed specifically for patients of any age who are experiencing difficulty with reading, or showing symptoms of dyslexia, to check thoroughly for underlying visual problems before other interventions are considered.

Early identification and treatment of a visual anomaly can transform a child's reading ability and school progress — often dramatically and quickly.

Signs to Look For

Is Your Child Affected?

These symptoms may indicate an underlying visual problem that our clinic can assess and treat:

Reading slowly or hesitantly — losing their place on the page
Words appearing to move, blur or double while reading
Headaches or sore, tired eyes after short periods of reading
Avoiding reading or becoming anxious around books and schoolwork
Difficulty copying from the board at school
Progress in school significantly below their apparent intellectual ability
Our Technology

Specialist Assessment Tools

We use two specialist technologies to investigate visual stress and reading-related vision problems in depth.

Specialist reading assessment technology
Colorimetry

Cerium Colorimeter Assessment

For patients who continue to experience visual symptoms even after any underlying optical problems have been corrected, a Colorimetry assessment may be recommended. Using the Cerium Colorimeter, we can identify whether a specific colour of tinted lens or overlay can significantly reduce or eliminate symptoms.

Coloured overlays and precision tinted lenses have been shown to dramatically reduce the effects of visual stress in many patients — improving reading speed, comfort and stamina. Prescribed tints are available in precision-matched spectacle lenses for daily wear.

Eye tracking technology for reading assessment
Eye Movement Analysis

Clinical Eye Tracker

Our Clinical Eye Tracker accurately assesses eye movements and binocular vision function. It allows us to directly observe how a patient's eyes move as they read — in real time — studying the pattern, accuracy and coordination of eye movements with a level of precision that is impossible to achieve through standard clinical assessment alone.

This technology is particularly valuable for identifying subtle binocular vision anomalies, convergence difficulties and saccadic eye movement problems that may be contributing to reading difficulties without being apparent in a standard eye examination.

Book an Assessment

Unlock Your Child's
True Potential.

Book a Visual Stress and Reading assessment at Eye Academy Windsor. Teachers can also request a referral form to send home with parents.

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