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	Vision Therapy, Autism, and Sensory Integration
		Though he read and was disruptive, these regular education teachers all saw signs of possible vision problems: eye contact avoidance, flboard visual avoidance, poor and uneven handwriting, inability to listen and look simultaneously, over use of peripheral vision, a stiff-legged walk and poking at the sides of his eyes.
		Because some sensory dysfunction is present in all individuals with autism, and because vision problems are more common in individuals with sensory impairments, it would benefit parents of children with autism greatly to become more knowledgeable about vision impairments and possible remedies.
		In a general practice, of family vision care, it turns out that about 20% of all of the patients seen have vision problems that can't be solved by any therapy other than vision therapy.
	www.visionhelp.com /autism.htm (2679 words)

	Vision Therapist Checkout Sheet
		About a year and a half ago we hired a new vision therapist and were about to begin her training.
		At that time the new therapist is shown the activity and given a write up to read.
		This fosters a sprit of competition and achievement similar to that in vision therapy.
	www.babousa.org /thtrncov.htm (499 words)

	Keith Holland & Associates
		Vision therapy is the term used to describe a wide range of activities used to improve visual skills, and enhance vision (for an explanation of what is meant by vision, see information sheets on behavioural optometry).
		In practice, the therapist may monitor activities, and modify them as soon as changes are noted; children often respond better to working with someone from outside their family, than with a family member, and the discipline of going out to a therapy session often helps to encourage them to continue with home therapy as well.
		When a child is attending for a course of vision therapy we commence with an introductory, or orientation session in which our therapist will carry out several screening activities, issue the home therapy folder and discuss any relevant issues with you.
	www.keithholland.co.uk /visionandlearn/visiontherapy.htm (525 words)

	An Eye Doctor answers questions (FAQs) about vision therapy, visual training, eye exercises, pediatric optometrists, ...
		Vision therapy includes orthoptics, but has advanced far beyond it to include training and rehabilitation of the eye-brain connections involved in vision.
		The statement on vision therapy and learning disabilities by the American Optometric Association and the American Academy of Optometry makes it clear that a multidisciplinary approach to learning disabilities is recommended, and that vision is but one aspect of the overall picture.
		Studies on vision therapy are on a par with the published literature in parallel rehabilitative interventions such as physical therapy and occupational therapy.
	www.visiontherapy.org /vision-therapy/faqs/vision-therapy-FAQs.html (3206 words)

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		With the help of vision therapist Kristie Smith, 21-month-old Aaliyah Gardner is slowly learning to distinguish colors.
		The mother went from cringing at the thought of therapists pushing Aaliyah toward physical tasks too quickly to asking them to work with her more.
		The vision therapist is optimistic that the young girl is beginning to distinguish colors.
	www.wwltv.com /sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-miraclebaby_10eas.ART.North.Edition1.3e1be0e.html (761 words)

	Center for the Study of Autism
		When we speak of vision, we are referring to the ability of the brain to organize and interpret the information seen so it becomes understandable or meaningful.
		Therefore, it is a procedure with therapy activities prescribed by the vision therapist which are carried out in the office, and frequently reinforced with home activities.
		Vision dysfunctions often go unrecognized or misdiagnosed because people do not understand how vision relates to behavior and can affect the overall performance of the individual.
	www.autism.org /visual.html (1114 words)

	Vision Health - Michelle Mock
		Vision is acquired in the same manner, but the muscle movements are mostly involuntary.
		Vision health, or wellness, is the ability to use the eyes effectively to gather information.
		Field of Vision is the ability to see or be aware of peripheral objects (to the left, right, up and down) as well as the center of the field of vision.
	www.imagiverse.org /resources/articles/vision_health.htm (873 words)

	Success Stories
		Vision therapy is just like physical therapy that teaches the muscles of the eye and brain to work together correctly.
		His vision was so bad previously that he had to double the size of print just to make it clear enough to see.
		Jennifer was experiencing many problems in school and the issue was her vision and vision therapy - a totally unknown treatment to this concerned Mom.
	www.pavevision.org /successstories_vision_therapy.htm (4695 words)

	Ophthalmology Management
		BY LYLAS G. Just in the last decade, the irreversible vision loss experienced by millions of adults has changed the daily lives of patients and their families, the nature and scope of vision rehabilitation, and is now impacting the practice of ophthalmology itself.
		Vision rehabilitation is the art and science of enabling patients with less-than-normal vision to maximize their independence in daily activities.
		Because vision loss often leads to clinical depression, the program also includes a psychological assessment of each patient to determine if treatment for depression is needed.
	www.ophmanagement.com /article.aspx?article=86245 (2352 words)

	Country Hills Eye Center - Low Vision Care
		Low Vision Care is established to help you with the proper devices (such as strong glasses, magnifiers or telescopes), and with accompanying training, be able to continue to read, see TV better, and to do other tasks in your daily routine that you may be struggling with due to a decrease in vision.
		Low vision is a condition that cannot be corrected by conventional eye-glasses / contact lenses, medicine, or surgery and is usually the result of injury, poor health or a variety of disorders that affect the eye (many age related), including : Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Glaucoma, and Retinitis Pigmentosa.
		Low Vision Care is the evaluation and management of those that are visually impaired by eyecare and rehabilitation professionals (Certified Low Vision therapist).
	www.checdocs.org /low_vision.html (713 words)

	The Clinic
		The latest addition to the facilities at KDEC is the low vision unit, which is primarily for the treatment of children.
		Now the therapist has a quiet area where children can be assessed in an optimum situation away from the hustle, bustle and distractions of the main clinic.
		Often this means that children with poor vision need to have their sight stimulated by bright, visually interesting objects.
	www.eyesforeastafrica.org /clinic.HTM (408 words)

	New Beacon, April 94, 78 (919)
		The role of the therapist within the team is to assess the client's functional vision and train him/her to understand how their remaining sight works to enable them to make best use of this with or without optical aids.
		Training to become a low vision therapist or a rehabilitation officer takes a year and a half at university level, and is provided in Stockholm.
		The low vision therapist is responsible for the training in reading which is done in connection with optical rehabilitation.
	www.rnib.org.uk /xpedio/groups/public/documents/Visugate/public_nbapr94.hcsp?printPage=1 (8660 words)

	Eye-Related Quackery
		Contrary to scientific fact, Bates taught that errors of refraction are due, not to the basic shape of the eyeball or the structure of the lens, but to a functional and therefore curable derangement in the action of the muscles on the outside of the eyeball.
		Vision therapists who refer to themselves as "developmental" or "behavioral" optometrists assert that most vision disorders are the result of learned or environmental factors and can be corrected through eye training.
		The practitioner, boasting that vision training is a low-cost, high-profit specialty, claimed that he generated close to $950,000 in new billings during the first twelve months of the supermarket campaign [13].
	www.quackwatch.org /01QuackeryRelatedTopics/eyequack.html (3260 words)

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		First, it reported vision improvement at middle age that was considered impossible by medical science.
		After working with a vision therapist for only three weeks she was astonished upon leaving for work one morning to see that the steering wheel was actually floating out in front of the dashboard.
		Barry described the wonder of her richer vision in the NPR story, as she talked about walking out into a snowfall on campus one day.
	www.mercola.com /2006/jul/20/_vision_improvement_observed_by_respected_scientists.htm (654 words)

	Low Vision services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Low vision therapist provides individual consultations to help consumers meet specific goals through a series of education and training sessions.
		Low vision services include evaluation of remaining vision, determination of most appropriate optical and non-optical aids, and training in the use of low vision aids.
		Vision Rehabilitation Service at the Wisconsin Council of the Blind provides assistance for persons with impaired vision that cannot be corrected by conventional medical or optometric means.
	dhfs.wisconsin.gov /blind/LowVisionSvcs.htm (147 words)

	"What is Vision Therapy? Vision or Visual Training? Self-Help Eye Exercises? Definitions, FAQs, Resources
		Vision Therapy involves therapeutic procedures supervised by an optometrist or vision therapist.
		Vision Therapy involves therapeutic procedures supervised by an optometrist or vision therapist as well as the use of medically regulated devices, such as lenses and prisms.
		Vision therapy programs include orthoptics, but, technically there are broad distinctions between vision therapy and orthoptics.
	www.children-special-needs.org /vision_therapy/what_is_vision_therapy.html (392 words)

	VT.1 '93
		Once a differential diagnosis has been made, and it has been decided that further testing for a particular binocular dysfunction is necessary, the next task is to establish the patient's weaknesses and strengths in each of the four binocular skills modalities (accommodation, anti suppression, vergence and ocular motility).
		It is hoped that this level of vision therapy
		The role of the vision therapist(s): many practice management gurus have determined the economic feasibility of having specifically trained vision therapists to conduct the vision therapy sessions.
	www.umsl.edu /~optrgarz/vt1.htm (1719 words)

	Course Info
		This course gives physical and occupational therapists practical knowledge and skills which increase their therapeutic effectiveness with patients who have vision loss as a secondary diagnosis.
		Thomas L. McCarville, M.A., C.V.R.T., is certified as a blind/low vision teacher by the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals, and is a member of the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Division on Aging.
		In addition to his low vision teaching, he facilitates low vision support groups in association with the State University of New York Optometric Center, and is a lecturer on the subject of low vision in the Department of Occupational Therapy at New York University, New York City.
	www.earsforeyes.org /course/understanding_vision_loss.htm (591 words)

	Vision therapist said it is not dyslexia - SchwabLearning.org
		Vision therapist said it is not dyslexia - SchwabLearning.org
		This VT is trying to tell you that your son's problems are in his eyes, not in his brain wiring.
		Maybe that is why the school had the VT test for dyslexia and is giving my such a problem with my choice of psychologists to get on with the IEE.
	www.schwablearning.org /message%5Fboards/view_messages.asp?thread=14224 (699 words)

	The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The person must be employed by a Fellow, provide documentation of 2000 hours or 2 years of direct clinical experience in vision therapy; or 1000 hours of clinical experience, if the individual holds an AA degree or higher with emphasis in the behavioral sciences.
		These answers need to be submitted to the COVD office by April 1st of the year in which the candidate wishes to take the written examination and oral interview for certification.
		Yearly renewal of certification is contingent on obtaining 6 hours of continuing education annually in functional / developmental / behavioral vision care, continuing to be employed by a Fellow of the College and paying the annual dues for membership as a COVT.
	www.covd.org /covtt.html (236 words)

	Dr. Kathleen Kinney
		Kinney is active in these organizations because of their exceptional opportunities for continuing education in optometric vision therapy.
		Marlene Martin is board certified as an Optometric Vision Therapist (COVT) by the College of Optometrists in Vision Development.
		Peggy McAteer is board certified as an Optometric Vision Therapist (COVT) by the College of Optometrists in Vision Development.
	www.drkathleenkinney.com /drkinney.htm (230 words)

	Daily Record News - Eye patients don't look far for help (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Low vision is vision that can not be corrected by standard glasses.
		Some signs of low vision are blurry vision, a gradual or sudden change in vision, or straight lines appearing wavy.
		Her aim is to help patients regain some the skills that they have lost because of their low vision.
	www.dailyrecord.com /news/seniorscoop/news14-lowvision.htm (1109 words)

	Q&A with Carolyn Messier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In 1994, I became interested in vision rehabilitation so I went back to graduate school to become a low vision therapist.
		It may be true, as the doctor says, that the vision can't be restored, but it's also true that people can enhance what vision they do have left.
		In many ways, a low vision therapist helps to rehabilitate a patient's eyesight in the same way that a physical therapist might rehabilitate a patient whose leg has been broken.
	www.fidelco.org /news/newsletters/2004/messier.html (1014 words)

	CEHJ No.50 - Childhood Cataract: Magnitude, Management, Economics and Impact (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Young children are not able to describe their vision or explain their visual symptoms.
		These must be compared with the expected functional vision for children of the same age and abilities, so it is important to know the normal visual development.
		The vision must be tested using one eye at a time, and binocularly, with both eyes open.
	www.jceh.co.uk /journal/50_06.asp (1805 words)

	Doctor Politzer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		They can be caused by a variety of things including visual dysfunction, vestibular injury or disease, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and sinus infection to name a few.
		We work with a neuro-otologist, physical therapist, vestibular therapist, and vision therapist to address dizziness and balance disorders.
		Approximately twenty percent of the nerves from the eyes go to and interact with the vestibular (balance) center of the brain.
	www.doctorpolitzer.com /Dizziness.html (133 words)

	Guild for the Blind
		A LOW VISION SPECIALIST is a licensed Doctor of Optometry or Ophthalmology skilled in the examination, treatment, and management of patients with visual impairments not fully treatable by medical, surgical, or conventional eyewear or contact lenses.
		This includes, but is not limited to, instruction in residual vision stimulation and training, upper and lower body protective techniques, cane techniques, soliciting/declining assistance, route planning, analysis and identification of intersections, techniques for crossing streets, the use of public transportation, instructional use of low vision devices, and travel in urban and rural environments.
		For example, if a person's vision was determined to be 20/40, that would indicate that at a testing distance of 20 feet, the patient was able to read what people with normal vision could read at 40 feet.
	www.guildfortheblind.org /GFTB/guildfortheblind.org/programs/information/geninfo.htm (6183 words)

	Resource Guide: POSSIBLE INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES FOR PERSONS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS ASD:) A Guide to ...
		The Brushing Program was developed by Pat Wilbarger, an occupational therapist, who believes that brushing provides assistance with sensory defensiveness (tendency to react negatively or with alarm to sensory input that is generally considered harmless or non-irritating).
		Vision Therapy is a process of retraining the visual perceptual system so that it functions with optimal efficiency.
		Therefore, it is a procedure with therapy activities prescribed by the vision therapist which are carried out in the practitioner’s office, and frequently reinforced with home activities.
	cdd.unm.edu /discuss/guide (5048 words)

	Visionworks' Magic Eye Exercises for Computer Users
		Eye Disease Understand the myths and learn the facts about eye disease and vision conditions.
		Vision Works' Mission Our Mission is to protect and save vision by guiding people along the alternative medicine path with strategies and recommendations based on peer review studies and professional and patient experiences.
		Therefore in healing and preservation of vision we provide lifestyle, diet, prevention and nutritional recommendations.
	www.visionworksusa.com (232 words)

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