Have you ever used the phrase, "Do you see what I mean?" If you have, you are on your way to understanding how vision disorders can affect learning. When we use this phrase we are acknowledging that, in our minds, seeing is the same as understanding.
Seeing is our dominant sense and our primary source for gathering information in learning. Vision problems can have a profound effect on how we learn.
Many children who experience academic difficulty may have a visual dysfunction in addition to their primary reading or learning dysfunction. These conditions are treatable.