Children and adults with dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD and Autistic individuals may have visual symptoms that are contributing to their specific learning difficulties. Eye symptoms can be a result of Visual Processing disorders (the brain struggling with how it perceives the information from the eyes), eye movement tracking problems and weak Binocular functions. Visual Stress can also contribute to certain symptoms.
Some Symptoms:
Asthenopia is a collective term for headaches, eye strain with tiredness and double vision, mainly associated with close work such as reading and computer work. These can be a result of weak Binocular functions, including convergence (how the eyes work together) and focusing.
Some Symptoms:
A lazy vision (amblyopia) can occur due to abnormal visual development. It can exist with or without a squint (turn in the eye). This can be detected as part of Child Visual Development Assessments and Screening.
Ms Mirza provides specialist orthoptic assessments for patients with neurological conditions, such as stroke, post brain injury or progressive disorders. Identifying eye movement disorders can sometimes play a part in the overall management of the condition.
Specialist Assessments can be undertaken for:
Those with additional communication needs.
Children with Specific Educational Needs (SEN), assessed at an advanced clinical level
Adults with Learning Disabilities
Seeing two images of the same object, one of which is eliminated by closing either eye. Double vision (diplopia) can occur in any position of gaze. It maybe longstanding, recent, intermittent or constant. There are various reasons double vision can occur and therefore a thorough Orthoptic assessment is necessary. Prisms can be used to join the diplopia back into single vision, in appropriate cases.
There can be a number of reasons for headaches. Some headaches can be linked with eye movement disorders and visual disturbances. Through a detailed assessment, any headaches linked to your eye muscles, focusing, or binocular vision can be identified and managed. It is important that the root cause is identified to allow for targeted treatment or onward referral.
