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EYE DOMINANCE

Child holds tube ____ teacher holds tube ____   flashlight used  ____              

First trial:   Right   ____  Left   ____                       

Second trial:   Right  ____   Left  ____                    

Third trial:   Right      ____           Left    ____                    

 

EYE CONTACT

Maintains  ____   momentary  ____                                                      

Eye contact at several feet    ____                                           

Eye contact within one foot    ____                

Eye contact if turn child’s head toward examiner   ____                

Eyes avert direct eye contact   ____             

 

RESPONSE TO NATURAL LIGHT

Child seeks shaded  areas  ____                 

Child creates shaded areas  ____                  

Child moves to source of light   ____                

Child turns head to source of light   ____                      

Child moves away from source of light   ____            

Child turns head from source of light  ____

 

RESPONSE TO ARTICIAL LIGHT – flashlight pursuit 

Observe:  blinking, head movements, eye jerkiness, ability to locate, light-gazing, etc.

Description:

 

IMPROVING VISUAL FUNCTIONING

Moves material close to eyes     ____             

Moves head close to the materials   ____                    

Closes one eye ____                

Moves eyes to left    ____                 

Moves eyes to right  ____                   

Squints   ____        

Contorts face    ____               

 

GLASSES

Accepts glasses   ____           

Looks over top of glasses    ____                  

Adjust glasses    ____            

Removes glasses   ____                       

 

HEAD POSITION

Child improves visual function by:

Tilting head to left  ____                     

Tilting head to right   ____                  

Tilting head up   ____              

Tilting head down  ____                      

Shakes head  ____                    

No head adjustment   ____                  

 

SCANNING

Child scans objects across room  ____                        

Child scans objects within 8-10 feet  ____                  

Child scans objects on table  ____                   

Does not visually explore environment ____              

 

  1. TRACKING OBJECT

Dangling ring  ____  plastic ring   ____   ring and light  ____                     

Pursues ring with good fixation for 180 degrees (20 wks)   ____                                

Follows 180 degree arc with blinking or jerking eye movement (12 wks)____

Prompt midline regard (12 wks) ____

Delayed midline regard (8 wks) ____  

Follows to midline – other eye takes over (0-4 wks)  ____    

Moves head     ____                

Regards when brought in line of vision only   (0-4 wks)     ____                                           

 

DETECTING SMALL MOVING OBJECTS

Jumping bean  (0-4 wks) ____  red ball  (0-4 wks)  ____   wind-up toy  (0-4 wks) ____              

Child can detect small moving object  ____                         

At 10 feet  ____                                   

At 5 feet    ____                                   

At arm’s length  ____                          

At less than one foot   ____                            

Cannot detect    ____                           

 

DETECTING SMALL STATIONARY OBJECTS

Raisin  ____  bead  ____                                  

Child can detect small stationary objects  ____                                

At 10 feet    ____                               

At 5 feet  ____                     

At arm’s length ____                           

At less than one foot  ____                             

Cannot detect    ____                           

 

DETECTING LARGE MOVING OBJECTS

Child can detect large moving objects   ____                          

At 10 feet     ____                                

At 5 feet      ____                                 

At arm’s length  ____                           

At less than one foot   ____                            

Cannot detect   ____                            

 

DETECTING LARGE STATIONARY OBJECTS

Child can detect large stationary objects   ____                                  

At 10 feet  ____                     

At 5 feet    ____                  

At arm’s length  ____        

 

COLOR AGAINST COLOR BACKGROUND

Large object   ____small   ____buttons  ____ raisins and marshmallows ____                               

Black on black    ____                          

White on white      ____                      

White on black    ____                         

Red on red      ____                              

Blue on blue   ____                              

Yellow on yellow  ____                                   

 

FIGURE-GROUND

Number(s) of plate (s) used    ____                             

Sock  ____ car  ____ spoon ____  chair ____                     

 

VISUAL CLOSURE

Number of templates used____                                   

Apple  ____ bed  ____sneakers ____sink ____ pants  ____                  

 

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