There are numerous research papers lately that have been focusing on problems in visual functioning of children with learning difficulties. Problems in visual functioning refers to visual functions – visual acuity, visual field, fixation, accommodation, motility, eye position. The results showed a connection between these two areas and established that there is a greater frequency of problems related to vision in this population. Vision problems are often unrecognized or misinterpreted when it comes to children with learning difficulties because of the similarity of symptoms. Thus, the main goal of this research paper was to determine if these visual problems do occur, and if so, how frequently do they occur in the population of children with problems in academic achievement. The sample consisted of fifteen school-aged children (aged nine to fifteen) who had some form of learning difficulty – dyslexia, ADHD, dysgraphia... Functional vision assessment was conducted on three locations in Zagreb within six appointments. A total of ten visual functions were tested. Results showed that there is a great prevalence of vision related problems in the variable Refractive errors. Problems were also shown in Accommodation and Near Vision Acuity, although less statistically meaningful. However, even though some of the results were not shown as statistically meaningful, they are clinically important because vision related problems combined with learning difficulties slow down the learning process. Because it is difficult to determine the cause of their reading and writing problems, there is a need for involvement of vision experts in this area to provide them with a much-needed systematical support. Given that this is a relatively small sample size, the results cannot be generalized to the entirety of the population of children with learning difficulties, but they can incite to other research papers being made in the future. More research in this field could result in a better-quality approach to children during their education and their academic achievements. Increasing the sample size and adding control groups can lead to more comprehensive data about the areas of focus for experts in this field.