The need for better vision screening.

The need for better screening.

A Gemstone doctor performs
a vision screening test.

Vision and reading are inextricably linked. How the eyes move, how accurately they focus, and their ability to work together all help determine how well children see -- and ultimately how well they read.

Many students suffer from visual conditions that make reading uncomfortable or even difficult. Research shows that:

Twenty-five percent of all high school
students have some type of vision disorder.
Among poor readers, as many as 75 percent have some type of vision disorder.

For these children, it's not a lack of ability that holds them back -- it's physical, visual conditions that can be diagnosed and treated with the right programs and tools.

But in most schools, vision screening includes only a standard visual acuity test -- the eye chart read from 20 feet away. This test misses many of the visual conditions that cause poor reading skills.

Learn more about common signs and symptoms ...