Inessa Corney, 15, and sister Raphaela Corney, 11, trying on glasses in Hobart. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
THOUSANDS of Tasmanian children with learning difficulties may have an undiagnosed vision problem.
Optometrists are urging parents to have their children's eyes checked before and during their school lives.
The Optometrists Association's state spokesman Andrew Hogan said about 60 per cent of children with a learning difficulty also had a vision problem.
Mr Hogan, a paediatric optometrist in Hobart, said children should be checked when they started school and then every two to three years.
Another vital time was age 12 or 13, when short-sightedness commonly developed, making reading the whiteboard more difficult.
"Good vision equals good learning," Mr Hogan said.
"Once children start prep and grade one they are learning to read and write, so the demands on their eyes are quite significant and different.
"But kids won't tell you they can't read comfortably or that things are blurry."
"If their eyes don't work efficiently when they focus up close then they will learn to read more slowly."
He said vision problems added to learning difficulties and could even cause them. Behavioural issues could also result, especially if children could not see the board clearly.
Inessa Corney, 15, often wears contact lenses but has also worn glasses since age 11 for short-sightedness.
Her parents thought sister Raphaela, 11, was a reluctant reader until they had her sight tested at age five.
Father Stuart Corney said it took nearly three years to determine her issue -- problems focusing up close. Now she loves to read.
Eye tests have a Medicare rebate and most are bulk billed.
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