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title: Discovering Vision Therapy | Symptoms of Functional Vision Problems
description: Symptoms of Functional Vision Problems | The blog of The Vision Therapy Center, dedicated to helping parents, educators and optometrists discover vision therapy.
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## [The Critical Importance of Myopia Control: What Parents Should Know](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/myopia-control)

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A child with myopia (aka nearsightedness) has to confront a number of challenges, from squinting at the whiteboard to enduring headaches and eye strain. Fortunately, prescription eyewear can help. But according to The Vision Therapy Center’s Shelley Kim, OD, FOVDR, that’s not necessarily enough.   

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 Topics: [Visual Skills](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/visual-skills), [Symptoms of Functional Vision Problems](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/symptoms-of-functional-vision-problems), [Vision and Reading](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/vision-and-reading)

## [ADHD Misdiagnosis: Functional Vision Problems Could be the Culprit](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/adhd-misdiagnosis)

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If your child is displaying poor attention in class, don’t be too quick to assume they have an attention disorder. Symptoms of functional vision problems can closely resemble attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). 

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 Topics: [Symptoms of Functional Vision Problems](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/symptoms-of-functional-vision-problems), [ADD - ADHD](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/add-adhd)

## [Photophobia: A Surprising Reason Why You’re Experiencing Light Sensitivity](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/bid/78475/two-surprising-causes-of-photophobia)

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Photophobia is a condition in which your visual system is extremely sensitive to light.  Beyond the expected causes, such as pathologies and brain injuries, functional vision problems can also cause light sensitivity.

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 Topics: [Symptoms of Functional Vision Problems](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/symptoms-of-functional-vision-problems)

## [The Surprising Reason Why You Suffer From Motion Sickness](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/research-overlooks-impact-of-vision-problems-on-motion-sickness)

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Motion sickness is both an unpleasant and a misunderstood condition. Many people who experience it don’t know why the body reacts the way it does, or that its root cause may actually be a functional vision problem.  

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 Topics: [Functional Vision Problems](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/functional-vision-problems), [Visual Skills](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/visual-skills), [Symptoms of Functional Vision Problems](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/symptoms-of-functional-vision-problems)

## [The Key to Overcoming Your Functional Vision Problem](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/the-key-to-overcoming-your-functional-vision-problem)

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When it comes to any health problem, it's the symptoms that facilitate resolution. Symptoms are like a road map, steering us toward effective solutions. Sometimes these symptoms are quite clear – they tell us with no uncertainty what is ailing. Other times our symptoms can be far more ambiguous. With functional vision problems, this kind of ambiguity is common -- its symptoms are routinely misinterpreted, leading to misdiagnosis. 

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 Topics: [Vision and Learning](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/vision-and-learning), [Functional Vision](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/functional-vision), [Double Vision](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/double-vision), [Functional Vision Problems](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/functional-vision-problems), [The Vision Therapy Center](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/the-vision-therapy-center), [Developmental Optometrist](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/developmental-optometrist), [Dr. Kellye Knueppel](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/dr-kellye-knueppel), [Directionality](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/directionality), [Visual Skills](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/visual-skills), [Symptoms of Functional Vision Problems](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/symptoms-of-functional-vision-problems)

## [VIDEO: Why a Vision Problem Can Cause a Poor Pencil Grip](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/bid/94144/video-why-a-vision-problem-can-cause-a-poor-pencil-grip)

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Many of our vision therapy patients have a poor pencil grip. This often occurs because these children will learn to write before they are developmentally ready, either because of a vision problem or because their fingers are not dexterous enough, or both.  Either way, we often find children in vision therapy need to work on this skill.

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 Topics: [Vision Therapy](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/vision-therapy), [Functional Vision Problems](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/functional-vision-problems), [Symptoms of Functional Vision Problems](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/symptoms-of-functional-vision-problems)

## [Why Do My Eyes Hurt?](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/bid/77559/an-unexpected-reason-why-your-child-s-eyes-hurt)

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“Why do my eyes hurt?” It’s a question we’re asked time and time again. The cause for eye pain can be attributed to a number of different reasons, but one that often goes undetected is a functional vision problem.

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 Topics: [Symptoms of Functional Vision Problems](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/symptoms-of-functional-vision-problems)

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