About Vision from ACBO
ACBO has produced a range of information resources designed in patient-friendly language to help you understand some common vision problems and how to deal with them. The following articles are general information only. For advice specifically tailored to your situation, you should consult a Behavioural Optometrist for a comprehensive assessment. Below is a sample of the articles included on the ACBO website you.
Are your eyes working as a team?
Eye teaming problems (technically known as Convergence Insufficiency) is when you have trouble keeping both eyes turned in to point in the same position when you are doing close work like reading, writing, computer work. People who can't keep their eyes converged generally have very few visual symptoms. However they do tend to have poorer fine eye-hand and visual motor skills and may avoid near-centered tasks. READ MORE on the ACBO website...
Preparations for the first day of school are many; uniform, school bag, lunch box, favourite toy or book – all in preparation for the adventure and discovery of learning and life at school. But in this excitement and anticipation, many parents overlook the importance of their child’s eyes and vision. The American Academy of Ophthalmology and other authorities recommend an eye examination before a child commences school to ensure that there are no undetected vision problems that may affect learning. A recent study of children in QLD showed that undetected vision problems could cause lower NAPLAN scores compared to kids without vision problems.. READ MORE on the ACBO website...
It is perfectly natural as a parent to feel anxious and a little upset by the fact that your child has a turned eye. One of your concerns will be that your child doesn't look nice with a turned eye. You may have noticed that your child doesn't perform certain visual and eye-hand tasks as well as expected because of the eye turn. You may also be getting lots of so called "helpful" advice from your friends and relatives as to what you should be doing about the turned eye.. READ MORE on the ACBO website...
The human visual system is our most dynamic sense. At birth, many of the components of the visual system are in place, such as the eyes, optic nerve and brain, but it is after birth that growth, development, co-ordination and fine tuning of the system occur.. READ MORE on the ACBO website...
Learning difficulties advice for teachers
This information has been prepared to help teachers and other professionals identify children’s visual problems, which may interfere with learning and classroom performance. Visual problems that prevent children from doing well in the classroom will NOT be uncovered by measuring eyesight alone, nor by most stereoscopic devices. The value of such school-screening methods is to identify those children who do not have normal eyesight. READ MORE on the ACBO website...