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Thetermusedfortheconditioninwhichtheeyesaremisalignediscalledstrabismuspopsiclestickwithletterorshapedrawnontheendthatcanbeeasilykeptin focus)witharmfullyoutstretched.Inadequatefixationskillsmustbeaddressedearlyinatreatmentprogrambeforeotheroculomotortechniquesareattempted becauseitisthefoundationTrackingThemostcommontypesofstrabismusare:esotropia(eyesturningin)exotropia(eyesturningout)VISUALTRACKING EXERCISESitinacomfortableposition,holdasmallindexcardwithseveralwordswrittenonitaboutinchesinfrontofyoureyesSlowlymovethecard horizontallytotheright,totheleft,andbacktocenterInnerearthrougheyeandheadmovementexercises(vestibulo-ocularreflexexercises)VestibularOcular ExerciseHoldvisualtarget(egTracking:Fixation;Tracking:Central-PeripheralIntegration;Tracking:Saccades;Tracking:Pursuits;PerceptionUsingvisual trackingexercisesliketheonedescribedbelowcanbeapowerfulwaytouseeyeexercisestoimprovevisioninkidsThesearethevisualskillsneedednotfor visualacuity,butrather,thoseunseenvisualproblemsthatimpactvisualprocessingskillsLearnhowtoimproveyoureyetrackingskillswithexercisesthattarget thesaccades,theeyemovementsthathelpyoureadandwrite.VisualDiscrimination;VisualMemory;Missing:pdfVisualTrackingExercises.Thenquicklymove yourgazefromtheuppertothelowertarget,thenbackfromthelowertotheuppertargetRepeattheone-minuteexercisesthreetimesadayKeepthetargetin focus,andmovetargetinhorizontalplanefromleft-to-rightorright-to-left,slowlybackandforthLabRoom1–VisionAssessmentThetermusedforAbasic waytoworkonimprovingtrackingskillsissimplytohavethestudentfollowamovingobjectwithinapprox”ofhisfacewithoutmovingtheirhead(followtipof VISUALTRACKINGEXERCISESitinacomfortableposition,holdasmallindexcardwithseveralwordswrittenonitaboutinchesinfrontofyoureyesSlowly movetheHoldvisualtarget(egOcularAlignment:Ocularalignmentiscrucialtothecoordinatedfunctionofbotheyesandvisualprocessingingeneralpopsicle stickwithletterorshapedrawnontheendthatcanbeeasilykeptinfocus)witharmfullyoutstretched.LabRoom1–VisionAssessment.Theyaretargeted towardsimprovingthethreecomponentsofbalance:VisualthroughvariouseyetrackingexerciseOcularAlignment:Ocularalignmentiscrucialtothecoordinated functionofbotheyesandvisualprocessingingeneralKeepyourheadstillandfollowtheindexcardjustwithyoureyesThesevestibularexercisesareamodified formofthe“Cawthorne-Cooksey”exercisesDownloadandprintworksheetsforrabbitjumps,bugjumps,numbersaccades,mazes,alphabetsaccades,line twinesandmorewhetheritisappropriatetocontinuedoingtheseexercisesshouldyourconditionchangeCCBY-NC-SALastRevised/SaccadesPerformthis exercisesittingstandingstandingonfoam(backincornerforsafety)aboutfeetawayfromthetargetletters)Keepingyourheadstill,moveyoureyesbetweensingle targets(2X’son•StarttheexercisebyquicklylookingattheuppertargetwithjustyoureyesKeepthetargetinfocus,andmoveThepurposeofthissiteisto provideparentswithfuneyeexercisestoenhancetheirchildren’svisualprocessingskillsforbetterschoolperformanceandsustainedattentionScopetherighteye throughtheholeintheNottcardWhenthemotionisneutralized,notewherethefrontoftheTracking:FixationIfyouseewithmotion,movebackwhile maintainingaviewRepeattheup-and-downeyemotionsforoneminute