YOUR CHILD MIGHT HAVE BINOCULAR VISION DYSFUNCTION
Children suffering from Binocular Vision Dysfunction have a small amount of vision misalignment not found on routine eye exams. This condition can be something you are born with that becomes a problem over time. Or it can be caused a concussion or traumatic brain injury, such as a soccer/football game, cheerleading or falling from a bike. The number and severity of symptoms are different for each child. For some, it really impacts their quality of life, causing many restrictions on what they can do.
Browse by the Common
Symptoms of Binocular Vision Dysfunction
Common Behaviors and Symptoms for Children with BVD:
Ages 4-8 years old
- Poor handwriting (poor spacing, writing letters too big or small)
- Difficulty reading
- Avoiding activities
- Playing with toys very close to their face
- Sitting close to the TV
- Difficulty identifying shapes, colors and numbers that are age-appropriate
- Difficulty seeing the class board
- Frequently bumping into objects
- Difficulty catching balls
- Stomach aches and headaches at school or away from home
- Light sensitivity
- Covering one eye to see
- Anxiety in public places
- Frequent squinting in order to see
Ages 9-13 years old
- Repeatedly bumping into things while walking
- Having difficulty completing homework due to headaches and nausea
- Repeatedly reading the same things over and over / difficulty with reading comprehension
- Sensitivity to bright lights
- Closing one eye to make it easier to see
- Blurred vision when using the computer
- Blurred vision or tired eyes when looking at the blackboard in class/li>
- Verbal skills that are ahead of reading skills
- Frequent blinking
14 years and older
- Headaches
- Difficulty reading and learning
- Problems focusing in school and at home
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- Anxiety
- Sensitivity to light
- Difficulty with balance / unsteady walking
- Pain in the neck
- Frequent head tilt
- Motion sickness
OUR BVD TREATMENT CHANGES CHILDRENS’ LIVES
Watch our Patients Tell Their Stories
How VSofM can help children with reading problems:
Riley’s Binocular Vision Dysfunction Story
Trouble with Reading at School:
Avi’s Binocular Vision Dysfunction Story
Is This How Everyone Else Sees?:
David’s Binocular Vision Dysfunction Story
Before BVD Exam
After her Exam, with her
new aligning lenses
WHAT IF YOUR CHILD
THINKS THIS IS NORMAL?
Meet RuthAnn
Seven-year old RuthAnn was having difficulty reading and paying attention in school. When she visited Vision Specialists of Michigan, she was asked to draw a picture of her doctor prior to her exam (image on left). Ruth has Binocular Vision Dysfunction and was able to receive help from our NeuroVisual Specialists. After her exam, RuthAnn drew the picture on the right of her doctor while wearing her new prescription.