Resources

Downloads

Report by the American Optometric Association

The Effectiveness of Vision Therapy in Improving Visual Function

Important New Research

CITT study from the National Eye Institute and Mayo Clinic Results

In the News

Articles from National Eye Institute, Dear Abby, NPR and the VillageSoup/Knox County Times Reporter

More clinical research articles about vision therapy

Behavioral Optometry

Childrens Vision Exams

Efficacy of Vision Therapy

Learning Disabilities and Vision

Learning Related Vision Problems

Satisfaction with Vision Therapy

Scientific Basis for Vision Therapy

Summary of Efficacy of Vision Therapy

Vision Therapy for Health Care Professionals

Visual Factors that impact Academics

Links

Homepage of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development, the national certifying organization of optometrists specializing in vision therapy. The search option will help you find a vision therapy doctor in your area: http://www.covd.org

Another good resource to find a vision therapy optometrist in your area: http://www.optometrists.org/

Fun site with great eye exercises to promote good visual health: http://www.eyecanlearn.com

Good information source on children's visual health, vision disorders, and vision therapy: http://www.children-special-needs.org/

Stories from real patients who have experienced the life-changing benefits of vision therapy: http://www.visiontherapystories.org/

Excellent information on vision and learning: http://www.visionandlearning.org

Parents Active for Vision Education (PAVE), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to informing the public, parents, and teachers about children's vision problems: http://www.pavevision.org

Excellent site dedicated to providing information on vision therapy, www.visiontherapy.org, including the following links:

Frequently asked questions about vision therapy: visiontherapy.org/vision-therapy/faqs/vision-therapy-FAQs.html#Q:2

The scientific support for vision therapy: http://www.visiontherapy.org/vision-therapy/vision-therapy-studies.html

Information on Vision Therapy for Health Care Professionals by the American Academy of Optometry and the American Optometric Association:

http://www.visiontherapy.org/vision-therapy/pdfs/02_vt_info_AOA_AAO.pdf

Web site on vision and depth perception, vision problems, and vision therapy: http://www.vision3D.com/

Online information on vision and vision therapy: http://www.visionhelp.com/index.shtml

An Attention Deficit Disorder web site explains how certain vision disorders are sometimes mistaken for ADD or ADHD: http://www.add-adhd.org/index.shtmll

Research on eye teaming disorder and ADD/ADHD: http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2000_04_12_Shiley.html

Site dedicated to providing good information on strabismus ("crossed eyes"): http://www.strabismus.org/

Site dedicated to providing good information on lazy eye: http://www.lazyeye.org/

Site dedicated to providing good information about vision and traumatic brain injury: http://www.braininjuries.org/

Pharmacists Planning Service (PPSI), a nonprofit informational organization for pharmacists, is striving to inform the public about how undetected vision problems is often mistaken for ADHD: http://www.ppsinc.org/childeye.htm

Web site with good ADD/ADHD information that encourages parents to have their child's vision evaluated to ensure poor visual skills are not contributing to the child's inability to stay on task and pay attention: http://www.addchoices.com/vision.html

Good information on children's vision and vision therapy: http://www.visiontherapycenter.com/

Site dedicated to providing information on vision therapy: http://www.visiontherapy.org/

Information on rehabilitation of injury-induced vision problems: http://www.nora.cc/

A learning disabilities specialist discusses how poor visual perception can affect learning: http://parentpals.com/gossamer/pages/Detailed/890.html

LD Online offers a discussion about the ways deficits in visual information processing can affect learning: http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/process_deficit/visual_auditory.html

A discussion of how poor visual oculomotor skills contribute attention problems and impulsivity: http://www.yourfamilyclinic.com/adhd/vision.html

An independent, non-profit educational cooperative discusses the vital role vision plays in learning: http://www.prel.org/products/paced/mar02/pc_vonoelhoffen.htm

Educator's Guide to Classroom Vision Problems: http://www.wkbt.com/global/story.asp?s=1784655&ClientType=Printable

InfantSEE™ is a free public health program for children during their first year of life: www.infantsee.org