The Eye Care Council and the SEE TO LEARN®Program encourage parents and educators to be alert for signs that may indicate vision performance problems. Although some vision conditions have no symptoms, the warning signs of some potential problems are listed below.
Frequent rubbing or blinking of the eyes
Short attention span or daydreaming
Poor reading
Avoiding close work
Frequent headaches
A drop in scholastic or sports performance
Covering one eye
Tilting the head (when reading)
Squinting one or both eyes
Placing head close to book or desk when reading or writing
Difficulty remembering, identifying and reproducing basic geometric forms