VISION THERAPY LINKS

General Vision Therapy Information

• What is vision therapy?
  Various definitions of vision therapy by American Optometric Association, eye doctors and advertising-free patient education web sites.
  
  
• Vision Therapy FAQs
  Don't miss this interview with an expert eye doctor. Frequently Asked Questions are answered.
  
  
• lazyeye.org
  All about amblyopia. What is Lazy Eye? Detection, Causes, Treatment, etc.
  
  
• Vision Therapy Research and Medical Literature.
  
  
• Vision Therapy Success Stories
  Hundreds of Success Stories submitted by parents, children, adult patients, and educators.
  
  
• United States Directory of Vision Therapy Providers
  This directory provides free and immediate referrals to board certified providers of vision therapy. Find an eye doctor in your local area.

• What is a complete eye exam?
  It is not enough to test the clarity of eyesight at a distance of 20 feet (known as 20/20). A complete visual evaluation needs to tests many aspects of vision.
  
  
• Optometrists and Ophthalmologists
  What are the differences in practice focus between a pediatric optometrist and a pediatric ophthalmologist?
  
  
• Choosing an Eye Doctor
  Comments by educators on choosing pediatric vision care for a child.
  
  
• Vision Glossary
  Build your visual health vocabulary!

Vision Therapy and Learning

• Attention Deficit Disorder and Vision
  Is it really ADD/ADHD? Or is it an undetected vision problem?

• Convergence Insufficiency and Reading Problems
  This article by an eye doctor explains how and why convergence insufficiency causes problems with reading and learning. See the illustrations!

• Dyslexia and Vision Therapy
  The American Academy of Optometrists and the American Optometric Organization discuss vision, learning-related vision problems and dyslexia.

• Tracking Problems and Reading Difficulties
  Article by an eye doctor explains explains how and why tracking problems interfere with reading skills. See the illustrations!

• Vision therapy and LDs
  As part of an interview, an eye doctor discusses whether vision therapy helps learning disabilities or learning-related vision problems.

Binocular Vision Impairments

• Binocular Vision
  How does it work? Why do we need it?
  
  
• strabismus, crossed eyes, cross-eyed, esotropia, exotropia, hypertropia, etc.
  Strabismus is the medical term for an eye that turns, wanders, crosses or deviates. www.strabismus.org, published 2001, is the most comprehensive site on this medical condition on the Internet.
  
  
• Eye Muscle Surgery and Vision Therapy
  Eye muscle surgery, a common treatment for crossed eyes and lazy eye, does not have great success rates. Learn all about eye muscle surgery at this eye doctor's web site.
  
  
• children-special-needs.org -- lazy eye, crossed-eyes, strabismus, etc.
  A large web site with many pages of easy-to-understand information on crossed-eyes, lazy eye, developmental delays, vision therapy, dyslexia, vision impairments, and much more.
  
  
• Eye Doctors and 3D Vision
  Eye doctors use stereoscopic 3D images to develop and reinforce 3D vision.
  
  
• The Stereo Vision Project
  What is stereo vision? What is a binocular vision impairment?
  
  
• vision3d.com
  Learn to see in 3D! Visit the 3D Art Gallery and view Magic Eye stereograms, stereo photographs, optical illusions and much more.

Optometric Organizations

• www.optometrists.org
  A national network of optometrists.
  
  
• The American Academy of Optometry
  Binocular Vision, Perception and Pediatric Optometry.
  
  
• The American Optometric Association (AOA)
  
  
• The College of Optometrists in Vision Development -- COVD
  An international professional organization which grants board certification in vision therapy to optometrists.
  
  
• Optometric Extension Program Foundation
  Serving the educational needs of optometrists.
  
• learningdisabilities.net
  Information on learning disabilities and vision.