Introduction to Learning and Vision Therapy: Clinically Speaking Part IX
Introduction to Learning and Vision Therapy: Clinically Speaking Part IX Part IX – Visual Neurorehabilitation 2: Accommodation About the Sample Activities It is impractical to provide detailed commentary on these activities in such a short space, so I have decided to include more breadth than depth in this part to expose the reader to a…...
Introduction to Learning and Vision Therapy: Clinically Speaking Part VII
Introduction to Learning and Vision Therapy: Clinically Speaking Part VII Checking Saccades and Pursuits – NSUCO Oculomotor Test Testing Methods: NSUCO, DEM/King Devick, Visagraph/Readalyzer There are a variety of means of assessing saccades, pursuits, and fixations. Some are more subjective, relying on clinical acumen and experience, while others are more standardized and established, or even…...
Introduction to Learning and Vision Therapy: Clinically Speaking Part V
Introduction to Learning and Vision Therapy: Clinically Speaking Part V Build the Foundation – First Steps in Therapy Introduction This section focuses on the development of the motor foundations of strong visual targeting. These concepts will be familiar to Occupational Therapists for the most part, though some ideas will be new. The reader is referred…...
Introduction to Learning and Vision Therapy: Clinically Speaking Part IX
Introduction to Learning and Vision Therapy: Clinically Speaking Part IX Part IX – Visual Neurorehabilitation 2: Accommodation About the Sample Activities It is impractical to provide detailed commentary on these activities in such a short space, so I have decided to include more breadth than depth in this part to expose the reader to a…...
Introduction to Learning and Vision Therapy: Clinically Speaking Part III
Introduction to Learning and Vision Therapy: Clinically Speaking Part III Building A Strategy For Success Introduction Behavioural concerns require long-term attention and ultimately must not rely exclusively upon third-party providers for long-term success. Management of behavioural problems requires that systems be implemented to assist in developing routines in the child’s life that will lead to…...
Introduction to Learning and Vision Therapy: Principles Part VII
Introduction to Learning and Vision Therapy: Principles Part VII by DrB • August 29, 2012 • 0 Comments Defining Learning and Vision Therapy Optometric Vision Therapy / Visual Neuro-rehabilitation From Leonard Press “Applied Concepts in Vision Therapy”, (OEP Foundation www.oepf.org) “Optometric vision therapy (OVT) can be defined as the art and science of developing visual abilities to achieve optimal visual performance…...
Equipment List
Equipment List of Equipment equipment vendor approximate price* black eye patches (dozen) Bernell $14.00 pegboard rotator Bernell $93.00 Developmental Eye Movement test Bernell $46.00 Ann Arbor letter tracking workbooks Academic Therapy $22.00 pickup sticks toy store or dollar store $1.00-5.00 stopwatch discount store $3.00 flippers (±1D, ±1.5D, ±2D) Bernell, Gulden Ophthalmics $130.00 Correct Eye Scope…...
Accommodative Testing & Training
Accommodation Testing and Training Intro Accommodation has been shown in several studies to be the major cause of symptoms in binocular vision dysfunctions. In our experience, a major cause of regression of binocular dysfunctions after therapy is accommodative issues that have not addressed in therapy. Therefore, it is critical to the success of your program…...
Blow Ball
Blow Ball Purpose: To strengthen convergence and near accommodative skills, and concentration and self-control. Materials: Ping pong ball. ‘Blow Ball Track’ – Take a paper towel tube and cut it in half lengthwise. Color/paint in three or four coloured lines at different points along the track (these lines should be short, curving along the inside…...
The Vision Help Blog
The Vision Help Blog The Vision Help blog has been around for some time and is one of my favourite sources for clinical commentary, research, and good ol’ fashioned ‘soap-boxing’. Dr. Len Press, one of the primary contributors to the site, is a world-renown author, instructor, and clinician. His fervor and passion always comes through, […]