Some children at school are classified as lazy for not working enough , even on many occasions it can be claimed that they are boys or girls with a lack of intelligence. However, the reality is that at least 40% of these children have a vision problem and not a vision problem, what happens is that both things are often confused too many times.
For this reason, in this article, we want to highlight the differences between vision and sight so that children are no longer labeled in a wrong way and to be able to work properly on the causes, according to the final result of each case.
Vision or sight problems?
Vision is the ability we have to understand what is seen, and it is something much more complex than the concept of sight. Sight, on the other hand, is the ability we have to see things around us with better or worse quality. When a person says that he “sees blurry”, he is really referring to his vision and not his ability to see.
The doctor in charge of diagnosing vision problems is the ophthalmologist , and is also the specialist in charge of exploring and reviewing other related situations such as control of eye movements, focus, hand-eye coordination or memory. visual among others.
With regard to vision problems, it is important to observe and stay attentive, as they usually have a direct impact on reading and / or writing problems, as well as on certain attention problems. It is vision problems, therefore, and not sight, which usually cause lags in learning that are poorly confused with discipline or motivation problems .
How is a vision problem detected?
Vision problems are not as easy to detect as vision problems such as myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism, but there are signs that can lead us to suspect quite clearly, such as stopping to perceive or understand situations, as well as having a poor memory.
Other indicators, such as your finger on the reading line, can be an indication of poor focus or double vision. The poor attention of a child can also be an indication of vision problems, however, you must be careful with this, since not all attention problems are caused by vision problems, as occurs in cases of attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity (ADHD).
How do you help a child with a vision problem?
According to experts in education and ophthalmology, vision problems have a solution, since a “re-education” can be performed to detect these disorders. The first thing is to try to find out if the child sees double , which is very common when learning problems are detected.
Something important to note is that a child with double vision problems may see this as something normal if he has been doing it forever, so he will not know how to transmit the problem to others and may come to believe that everyone sees the same way.
That is why it is so important that parents and teachers can remain vigilant and analyze the possible causes in cases of problems or difficulties to follow the usual rhythm of the class and learning throughout the course. Associating, without analyzing or reflecting, that lateness or grade problems are always due to a general lack of interest or laziness, can make those students with unfamiliar vision problems feel inferior, unable to keep up. from the rest of their classmates, and they will almost certainly lose that motivation that any child and student needs to go through stages, learning, and gradually surpassing themselves during their academic life.
