My daughter was refered to the hospital last year because during an eye exam she happened to mention that when she reads she has above line bluring(when the words she sees blur making two lines of the same writing one above the other).We were told this is unusual as most people who have double vision see side to side blurring.At the hospital we were told she has above normal vision and that it can't be corrected by wearing glasses as it's not an eyesight failing.This is causing my child to be behind in her reading and spelling at school,my daughters 12.
Is there a name for this condition and does anyone else suffer from it?
What tips if any do you have for dealing with reading(my daughter gets bored of reading the same line over and over in a piece of text because of the blurring).
Ty in advance xx
2007-11-12
17:29:04
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I don't know if this is any help,but when she was around the age of 8,I thought she had a lazy eye,took her to two different optitions and each concluded that her eye wasn't reacting like a lazy eye and that it was an optical illusion that made her eye look slow to go back to center.This was only in one eye.
2007-11-12
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no tips. wish i knew more thanks for the information. me mum is that way. i will tell her all about it. thanks.
2007-11-12 17:32:30
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answered by Anonymous
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That sounds very unusual, if as reported.
Thers is no specific condition that *gives* above average vision. Some people will be above average, some people below. That's how averages get put together.
(but try explaining to a mother that her daughter is "Fine, just below average"! --Someone has to be!--)
See it rather that your daughter has above average acuity,
but there is some problem-causing element present as well.
Now, the annoying shadowing. This doesn't sound like it has been thoroughly investigated by experts.
Is it there, with the same direction of blurring, in each eye separately? (Or only in one eye, or only with binocular vision.?)
If the last, binocular stability needs careful assessment, as the two eyes are microscopically misaligning.
Marginally irregular corneas would be, I suspect, the most likely cause. This would be delivering irregular astigmatism which cannot be fully corrected with spectacles *but often disappears completely* with a rigid gas permeable contact lens. A corneal topography assessment might be revealing, and also a trial with a rigid contact lens,
Less likely, and I would only suggest it as an option after the above investigations, would be scotopic sensitivity "Irlen syndrome" issues. Sufferers from this do report odd optical effects non-responsive to standard spectacles, but show improvement with individuallly specific tinted overlays or spectacles. Such details as you have given do not quite fit this, but it would be a reasonable thing to try *when* other routes have not worked out.
There are other rarer possiblilities, but the prime suspects are the three above...
Corneal, binocular, Irlen.
Optometrist, retired.
2007-11-12 19:44:08
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answered by Pedestal 42 7
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I would ask your doctors if the problem is caused by accommdative divergence....in which case, there are certainly eye exercises and optical devices that can help correct the problem over time....that's what it sounds like to me....in which case, it could simply be a problem of either motor (muscle) coordination being slightly "out of tune" or the brain synchronizing the pictures slightly off kilter - but those can be corrected to some degree.
Consider seeing a neuro-opathmologist.....they see the problem more often than an opathmologist.
2007-11-12 17:36:40
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answered by freshbliss 6
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You are describing vertical diplopia or double vision. There are many causes of this. Sometimes it is from a hard hit to the head earlier in life or trauma during the birthing process. Sometimes it is congenital (you were born with it). Regardless of the cause, it is treatable. The treatment is vision therapy. Pediatric optometrists who specialize in behavioral optometry and vision therapy perform special tests not done during a regular eye exam. Then they prescribe a program of vision therapy to eliminate the double vision. It is imparitive that you treat this because it has a huge impact on reading and learning. Specifically, it affects reading speed and reading comprehension. Children with this vision problem can remember and understand everything when someone reads aloud to them, but have difficulty when they have to read independently. It also causes problems with attention. These children will have a hard time reading for a long period of time. They many have difficulty paying attention. Some of them have difficulty looking directly at a person who is speaking to them. It is very uncomfortable for them when things in their environment are getting blurred and double and constantly changing. For more information on vision therapy and to find a doctor go to http://www.children-special-needs.org/ .
If it was not done at the hospital last year, you may want to request that your pediatrician order a scan of her head. Sometimes double vision is caused by a tumor.
2007-11-12 18:42:23
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answered by Anonymous
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For some kids it really helps to put a sheet of green plastic over the page. The white background can interfere with sight. It's an easy and cheap fix so it's worth giving it a try. My niece had this kind of problem and she had a wonderful teacher who suggested this. It helped so much! Her grades actually went up.Hers was related to a learning disability.
2007-11-12 17:50:26
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answered by MissWong 7
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i am sorry to hear of your daughters problem.maybe if you ask your g.p.for some advice/name of condition.good luck.
2007-11-12 22:47:00
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answered by steven e 7
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