Visual Skills Flashcards
the ability to move both eyes together, to focus on an image, or path.
Eye Movement Control
Each eye has ____ muscles that work together to control eye movement and position.
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the ability of the two eyes to accurately work together, at the same time, as a team
Binocular Coordination
If one eye is weaker than the other, the child may develop a _______.
lazy eye
quick, simultaneous movements of the two eyes between two or more focus points.
*This skill is essential for reading words and sentences across a page.
Saccades
smooth movements of the two eyes between two focus points
*This skill is required for moving between paragraphs on a page or even looking up at the teacher and then back down to the class notes.
Pursuits
the ability of the two eyes to work together as a team, to turn in towards the nose and focus on a book or computer screen.
*This skill is essential for academic success.
Convergence
the ability of the eye to continuously change its focus between near and distant objects.
Accommodation Flexibility
the ability of the eyes to maintain focus for reading and other close vision tasks over extended periods of time
Accommodation Endurance
the ability to remember information such as words or images that have been seen in the past
Visual Memory
the ability to think and analyze what you have seen
*This skill is needed for comprehension and math abilities.
Visual Thinking
the ability to see clearly and accurately
Central Visual Acuity
the ability to see objects around us without having to turn our heads
Peripheral Vision (Side Vision)
the ability to discern whether objects are closer or further away, in relation to one another
*This skill is especially important for both academic and athletic performance.
Depth Perception
the ability to discriminate between colors
*This skill is important for accurate interpretation of color-coded materials (such as charts and graphs).
Color Perception
