The Critical The Link Between Vision and Learning

Link: The Critical The Link Between Vision and Learning.

What if your child was labeled "learning disabled" but really had a correctable but undetected vision problem? Misdiagnoses may be easier than you think: "Sixty percent of kids with learning disabilities have undiagnosed vision problems," according to a conservative estimate from the American Optometric Association (AOA). And while nearly three million students in the U.S. currently receive special education services according to the National Center for Learning Disabilities -- of all U.S. children 12 years old and under, a shocking 86 percent have never had an eye exam, according to the Vision Council of America.