Effects of Vision Problems on Function

VISUAL AREAS

EFFECTS ON FUNCTION

TESTS FROM VISION ASSOCIATES

Refractive Problems

___ Decreased visual acuity

___ Excessive effort and discomfort at near tasks

___ Intermittent blurred vision

___ Loss of vision

___ Need to hold things close and increase lighting

___ Babies do not establish eye contact

Contrast Problems

___ Can read print but can't see the bus on cloudy days

___ Can read newspaper but can't see spots on pants

___ If mom wears bright eye makeup child gives eye contact

 

Visual Field Problems

___ Bumps into things on side of visual loss

___ Can't read to end of sentences before going to next

___ Can't quickly locate stop signs

 

 

Color Vision Problems

___ Selects unusual color combinations

___ Difficulty learning colors

#A260100 LEA Quantitative Double Color Vision Test

#730009 Pseudoisochromatic Plate Ishihara Compatible (PIPIC) Color Vision Test 24-Plate Edition

Adaptation to Lighting Change

___ Pauses when coming indoors on sunny days

___ Slow adjust to lighting changes, night travel difficult

___ Changes in color identification.

 

#A2529 Cone Adaptation Test

Binocular Problems-Strabismic

___ Cosmetic problem, eyes look crossed or turned out

___ If strabismus is intermittent it can cause double vision that that can interfere with eye -hand and mobility tasks

___ If strabismus is intermittent it can lead to eyestrain

___ Loss of visual acuity (amblyopia) if left untreated and if the strastrabismus is unilateral

 

#1016 Penlights and Creature Caps

Binocular Problems- Non-Strabismic

___ Intermittent double vision, eye-hand difficulty

___ Discomfort and eyestrain for all visual tasks

___ Tires easily, inattentive, poor concentration

___ Loss of place when playing or reading

#2179 Eye Alignment Near Card and Maddox Rod

#2178 Random Dot Butterfly

Ocular Motility Disorders

___ Excessive head movement during visual tasks

___ Frequent loss of place, skips lines, poor attention span

___ Copying and coloring is slow and inaccurate

#1022 Päivi Book

#2180 Fixation Sticks

Accomodative Disorders

___ Discomfort and eyestrain for all visual tasks, rubs eyes

___ Tires easily, inattentive, poor concentration

___ Blurred Vision

#2007 Book "Understanding and Managing Vision Deficits

___ Inability to recognize objects/faces by sight despite adequate cognition and visual acuity/fields