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Sorry...I meant behavioral optometrists
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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 332054" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>If behavioral optometrist is the same thing as vision therapist (a doctor), it can do wonders.</p><p></p><p>My youngest son wore glasses since K. As he got up in grades, his reading did not come in and he was becoming angrier and angrier in school and at home. He was also complaining of headaches if he read for more than 2 minutes and would fling his book across the room.</p><p></p><p>We were looking into behavioral schools to switch him in to when someone in my office mentioned taking their child, same age as mine, to a vision therapist.</p><p></p><p>I had been taking my child to the most higly rated and recommended pediatric optholmalogist in my area for years. On the first visit with the VT, she told me that my son's glasses were all wrong. He is severely near-sighted in one eye and equally far-sighted in the other one, a not very common condition. The eye doctor had been AVERAGING the two numbers and giving him glasses that didn't correct either problem.</p><p></p><p>The VT prescribed progressive bifocals and within a week my then 9 year old had old person glasses. His headaches disappeared almost immediately and with some vision therapy, his reading improved and so did his behavior.</p><p></p><p>From a child who was on the verge of being placed in a therapeutic school, he is (one year later) reading above grade level, doing math above grade level, well-liked by kids and staff and most importantly, headache free and happy.</p><p></p><p>People told me the VT would just take anyone's money for hokey treatment, but I took my older son to see her. He had an eye muscle problem from birth and had had surgery. She examined him and determined that she could not do anything for him at this point, though she did suggest bringing him in for another evaluation when he reaches driving age because she could help with his peripheral vision issues but he didn't need that at this point.</p><p></p><p>I like the therapy because it's non-invasive and doesn't require medications or bloodwork.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 332054, member: 3493"] If behavioral optometrist is the same thing as vision therapist (a doctor), it can do wonders. My youngest son wore glasses since K. As he got up in grades, his reading did not come in and he was becoming angrier and angrier in school and at home. He was also complaining of headaches if he read for more than 2 minutes and would fling his book across the room. We were looking into behavioral schools to switch him in to when someone in my office mentioned taking their child, same age as mine, to a vision therapist. I had been taking my child to the most higly rated and recommended pediatric optholmalogist in my area for years. On the first visit with the VT, she told me that my son's glasses were all wrong. He is severely near-sighted in one eye and equally far-sighted in the other one, a not very common condition. The eye doctor had been AVERAGING the two numbers and giving him glasses that didn't correct either problem. The VT prescribed progressive bifocals and within a week my then 9 year old had old person glasses. His headaches disappeared almost immediately and with some vision therapy, his reading improved and so did his behavior. From a child who was on the verge of being placed in a therapeutic school, he is (one year later) reading above grade level, doing math above grade level, well-liked by kids and staff and most importantly, headache free and happy. People told me the VT would just take anyone's money for hokey treatment, but I took my older son to see her. He had an eye muscle problem from birth and had had surgery. She examined him and determined that she could not do anything for him at this point, though she did suggest bringing him in for another evaluation when he reaches driving age because she could help with his peripheral vision issues but he didn't need that at this point. I like the therapy because it's non-invasive and doesn't require medications or bloodwork. [/QUOTE]
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