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Question: My daughter, complains of  losing her place, when reading. The school says she is dyslexic.. When I was younger my eyes crossed and still do if  I remove  my glasses and then I lose my place too. Is it possible that my daughter has a  little bit of what I had?

Answer:  I certainly can be, as it is inherited. Reading problems caused by poor eye coordination can easily be confused with dyslexia or just be a  part of the problem. One form of this problem is convergence.  We have a  better than 90 percent success treating this problem!  It is an important part of my examination to screen all children and adults for eye coordination problems.  If you have a reading disabled, dyslexic child, and have not had your child examined by an Optometric Doctor experienced in diagnosing eye coordination problems, by all means do it now! SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS TO LOOK FOR: complaints that words "run together", frequently loosing place, reversing words, needing a ruler or finger to keep place, headaches with reading, turning head to one side when reading and blurred vision reading. The treatment for this problem, is called Orthoptics or Vision Training. Not all Optometric Doctors offer this service.  Pediatricians,  in America,  are often ignorant about diagnosing and treating these problems.  Some doctors still believe that these issues can be resolved by "pencil pushups" which involves staring at a small pencil.  This is about as current as using leaches to cure disease.