Eyes Plus is a collection of activities and resources that can help identify whether your student or child is in need of vision skill development. Several of the activities contained within this section can be completed with simple supplies found within any school or home.

Introduction:
Presently estimates from a survey of a number of leading vision specialists are that 25-30% of all students are in need of visual/functional training and that 80-90% of those who are experiencing difficulty with reading seriously need such training. Some estimates are that 60% of all students, even achieving students, could benefit from improved binocular coordination, directionality and accuracy in tracking.

One of the more primary and critical considerations in school, learning or life in general, is a student’s eyesight (ability to see clearly and distinctly) and his/her visual functional skills (ability to use both eyes as a team with good binocular coordination, perform visually with ease and comfort and track rapidly and accurately across lines of print during the high speed process of reading).

It is important to realize that the visual task of reading is not a natural human task. Humans were designed fundamentally for distance viewing. Responding to the letters in words at very close reading distances is a visually demanding task but one that must be mastered for success in school or life.