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Home : Children's Vision & Learning Month : 17 Visual Skills
17 Visual Skills

Most people don’t realize that you need 17 visual skills to succeed in reading, learning, sports, and in life.  Seeing ‘20/20’ is just one of those visual skills.  Here is the complete list:

  1. Eye Movement Control
  2. Simultaneous Focus at Far
  3. Sustaining Focus at Far
  4. Simultaneous Focus at Near
  5. Sustaining Focus at Near
  6. Simultaneous Alignment at Far
  7. Sustaining Alignment at Far
  8. Simultaneous Alignment at Near
  9. Sustaining Alignment at Near
  10. Central Vision (Visual Acuity)
  11. Peripheral Vision
  12. Depth Awareness
  13. Color Perception
  14. Gross Visual-Motor
  15. Fine Visual-Motor
  16. Visual Perception
  17. Visual Integration

Locate a Doctor near you for a comprehensive exam that checks all these visual skills.

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