Rancho Cucamonga Optometric, 10598-B Baseline Road, Alta Loma, CA

The Visual Condition
Checklist



Here's where the fun starts... No kidding. Most people are unaware that they even have visual problems. It takes a qualified vision specialist like myself to make you aware of specific problems that may be caused by your vision.

Vision is mind boggling. For the most part, there are no pains or aches associated with vision problems. Hey, when we have a toothache, we know we need help! With vision, we come into this world with a set of eyes and absolutely no instruction manual as to their proper use. Yep, you guessed it. We either get a pair of blue eyes, green eyes, or brown eyes but no manual that tells us how to test their condition. Therefore, we have no idea how to tell if they are functioning properly or not.

Think about this... A child has no way of telling a parent that they are not seeing well because they have nothing to compare their vision to. A child thinks that how they see the world and the objects around them is just like how everyone else sees it. Nothing could be further from the truth. Here's a little piece of visual trivia for you. Many of my adult patients had been walking around with undiagnosed visual problems, in some cases, for most of their adolescent life. Please don't assume that your vision is 100%.

The only sure way to detect vision problems is to have a comprehensive eye examination by a qualified eye doctor. Vision is much, much more than it appears to be. That's why I devised the following visual checklist for your use (print this page). Check off each sign or symptom that applies to you. Place an extra check beside any sign or symptom that particularly bothers you.

    You often have headaches at the end of the day.
    You are bothered by fluorescent or bright sunlight.
    You feel "pulling" sensations near the eyes (visual fatigue or eyestrain).
    You often lose your place when reading or you need a bookmark or a finger to help keep your place.
    Focusing is slow (you must peer at print for a few seconds to see clearly, especially after glancing up at a distant object).
    You have difficulty following moving objects.
    Print seems to "swim" for a brief time before it becomes clear.
    You have difficulty judging depth (you bump into curbs when parking or you've been told you're clumsy or uncoordinated).
    You sometimes find if difficult to describe the content or meaning of material you just read.
    Your vision seems blurrier at night.
    Distant road signs are harder to read after work than before work.
    You can feel your productivity, accuracy and efficiency decline as the day goes on.
    You find yourself having to bring your reading material closer to you or pushing it further away from you as the day goes on.
    You slow down, make more errors as the day goes on.
    You occasionally (or often) reverse letters or numbers.
    You squint, close one eye, or turn your head to one side when you read.
    You feel especially tired at the end of a workday during which you make heavy use of the computer.
    You frequently rub your eyes.
    Your distance and/or near vision is getting worse.
How many did you check? If you checked more than two or three, chances are you have a visual limitation that is getting in your way.


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