Eye Care Solutions | Optometry At Cooroy

Clear eyesight and comfortable vision are not the same thing. A person can read the bottom line of the chart and still struggle to keep their place on a page, concentrate through a school day, or catch a ball. Behavioural optometry looks at this wider picture, assessing how the eyes move, team and process information during real tasks, not just how sharply they see letters at six metres. Certain patterns, in children and adults alike, may suggest a behavioural eye examination is worth considering. Frequent Headaches or Eye Strain Headaches that arrive after reading, screen work or study, or eyes that feel tired, sore or gritty by afternoon, can sometimes relate to how hard the visual system is working to focus and coordinate. A behavioural assessment can examine focusing stamina and eye teaming to explore whether vision may be contributing. Difficulty with Reading or Learning Losing the place on a page, skipping or rereading lines, using a finger to track well beyond the usual...