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<blockquote data-quote="Bugsy" data-source="post: 183020" data-attributes="member: 1680"><p>Jannie,</p><p>We are dealing withthis right now. My son had an eye evaluation with a dr. that specializes in vision therapy and so on. I noticed his eyes don't track well and I have to constantly help him read by using my finger to point. For a long time I chalked it up to the adhd/lack of focus. Now that he is focusing so much more with concerta this aspect has not gotten any better.</p><p> </p><p>The evaluation was very interesting. Besides the typical eye exam she also went through a host of things that had to do with balance, Occupational Therapist (OT) type issues and then went on to the tracking part. The dr. put this eye equipment on him while he read a second grade passage. It tracked his eyes as he was reading. He then answered comprehension questions. It was amazing that he got 90&#37; on comprehension because his eyes jumped everywhere. It was crazy how his eyes jumped from word 1 to 4 back to 2 then 3 over to 6 and jumped down lines. He comprehended at 90% but his efficency was about 10%.</p><p> </p><p>So, the reccomendation is glasses with prisms and vision therapy. He got his glasses on Wednessay and they asked him to read a 3 line paragraph. I could not believe my eyes. He read it without my pointer finger. I had him do it again and he did it.</p><p> </p><p>Then he read a book about amphibians with me the next day with his glasses. I had to hold my hands so as not to point at the words. He did it!</p><p> </p><p>He has not had a percpetual evaluation done in 2+ years so she will have her office do a perceptual and then he will start vision therapy.</p><p> </p><p>I never even thought about some vision problems being due to medications. I wonder if it has an impact. I do think that my son has had these problems prior to these medications and has been struggling with writing, balance, perceptual things since he was a tot.</p><p> </p><p>medications and vision is something to think about, but I am going to give glasses and therapy a chance.</p><p> </p><p>bugsy's mom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bugsy, post: 183020, member: 1680"] Jannie, We are dealing withthis right now. My son had an eye evaluation with a dr. that specializes in vision therapy and so on. I noticed his eyes don't track well and I have to constantly help him read by using my finger to point. For a long time I chalked it up to the adhd/lack of focus. Now that he is focusing so much more with concerta this aspect has not gotten any better. The evaluation was very interesting. Besides the typical eye exam she also went through a host of things that had to do with balance, Occupational Therapist (OT) type issues and then went on to the tracking part. The dr. put this eye equipment on him while he read a second grade passage. It tracked his eyes as he was reading. He then answered comprehension questions. It was amazing that he got 90% on comprehension because his eyes jumped everywhere. It was crazy how his eyes jumped from word 1 to 4 back to 2 then 3 over to 6 and jumped down lines. He comprehended at 90% but his efficency was about 10%. So, the reccomendation is glasses with prisms and vision therapy. He got his glasses on Wednessay and they asked him to read a 3 line paragraph. I could not believe my eyes. He read it without my pointer finger. I had him do it again and he did it. Then he read a book about amphibians with me the next day with his glasses. I had to hold my hands so as not to point at the words. He did it! He has not had a percpetual evaluation done in 2+ years so she will have her office do a perceptual and then he will start vision therapy. I never even thought about some vision problems being due to medications. I wonder if it has an impact. I do think that my son has had these problems prior to these medications and has been struggling with writing, balance, perceptual things since he was a tot. medications and vision is something to think about, but I am going to give glasses and therapy a chance. bugsy's mom [/QUOTE]
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