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Visual Quiz
Learn how to detect possible visual problems in
a child or adult using the vision quizzes and checklists on this page.
Quick Quiz
Answer the questions, then click on "Show
Me the Answers" below to see how much you really know about your vision.
1. If I have 20/20 vision, I can't have a vision
problem. True or False?
2. Vision is learned. True
or False?
3. All children are ready to read at the age of six.
True or False?
4. Eyesight is hereditary.
You can't do anything about it. True or False?
5. Visual problems can affect a person's
self-esteem and hinder success. True or False?
6. Surgery is the only way to correct strabismus
(a turned eye). True or False?
7. Amblyopia (lazy eye) cannot be corrected after
the person reaches the age of seven. True or False?
Show Me the Answers
Do the Checklist
If you check off several items, a comprehensive
eye exam is recommended.
Do you observe the following behavior(s) in
yourself or your child?
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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).
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Frequent squinting or closing of one eye?
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Excessive blinking or squinting?
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Poor visual/motor skills (including "hand-eye
coordination")?
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Problems moving in space, frequently bumps into things or drops
things?
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Difficulties catching and/or throwing airborne objects?
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Repeatedly confuses left and right directions?
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Appears to favor the use of one eye?
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Turns or tilts head in order to use one eye?
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Posture problems? Head is frequently tilted to one side or one
shoulder is obviously higher?
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While reading or doing close work, do you notice any of the
following in yourself or your child:
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Becomes quickly
fatigued?
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Has posture problems?
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Rubs eyes frequently?
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Squints of
blinks excessively?
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Frequently loses one's place when reading or copying from the
board or paper?
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Frequently skips words and/or has to re-read?
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Repeatedly omits small words?
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Vision becomes blurry?
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Uses finger to
read?
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Holds the book or object unusually close?
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Closes one eye or covers eye with hand?
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Twists or tilts head toward book or papers?
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Moves head back and forth (instead of moving eyes)?
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Struggles with handwriting?
Do you or your child frequently complain of:
If you checked off several items on the
checklist above, you should consider a comprehensive vision examination.
More Quizzes and Checklists
Preschoolers Visual Development
A
detailed checklist for parents of Preschoolers children
What
are the normal stages and ages for visual development? Is your child's vision
developing normally?
Vision
and Learning Disabilities
A short checklist for parents with information on learning disabilities and vision from
the American Optometric Association.
Learning-related
Vision Problems
A vision screening quiz for parents and teachers. This multiple-choice quiz gives a numerical score with recommendations.
Quick Quiz
Answers
1. If I have 20/20 vision, I
can't have a vision problem. True or False?
False. Being able to read the 20/20 line on the eye chart does not tell you
everything you need to know about healthy vision. For example, it does not tell you whether or not vision in one eye is
suppressed or less efficient or whether there are problems with visual
processing.
2. Vision is learned.
True
or False?
True.
Research at the Gesell Institute tells us that children are not born with
"normal" vision; they must learn to see.
3. All children are ready to read at the age of six.
True or False?
False. Visual abilities develop as a child matures.
The child who develops slowly may not have the visual skills to read at
the age of six.
4. Eyesight is hereditary.
You can't do anything about it.
True or False?
False. Environmental demands (reading, computers, TV) can create stressful
situations which may alter vision in healthy eyes.
Also, developmental vision problems can be significantly
altered by environmental factors.
5. Visual problems can affect a person's
self-esteem and hinder success.
True or False?
True. A person may have the intelligence to succeed, but without the proper
visual skills needed for comprehension and learning, he will experience repeated
failure, leading to lack of self-esteem.
6. Surgery is the only way to correct strabismus
(a turned eye). True or False?
False. Surgery is generally a cosmetic cure only.
Vision therapy can go beyond making eyes look straight.
The person can regain the use of the two eyes together
as a team and develop depth perception.
7. Amblyopia (lazy eye) cannot be corrected after
the person reaches the age of seven.
True or False?
False. Neurophysiologists have proven that, in most cases, there is no critical
age for amblyopia. Vision
improvement can be gained at any age. However, delaying therapy may increase the
amount of therapy needed.
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