a friend of mine has a daughter who has struggled with-reading for years. she is now attending a private school for kids with-Learning Disability (LD)'s. my friend recently attended a seminar given by a devlopmental optometric physician. she passed along some info to me that i thought might be worth sharing with-y'all.
What is a Developmental Optometrist?
While all optometrists & ophthalmologists are concerned with-the health & physical abilities of the eye, the devolopmental optometrist is also concerned with-the functionality of the eye ~~ how the eyes are helping or hindering a person as they use their vision in their daily activities. The look at the whole person & how their vision has "developed", along with-any corresponding learning or reading difficulties. The developmental optometrist will look extensively at binocularity ~~~ how the eyes interact with-each other & with-the brain.
How a developmental optemetric exam differs from other eye exams.
the developmental exam will measure:
~~the ability of the eyes, separately & together, to change their focus rapidly & smoothly.
~~the amount of flexibility the eyes have to make "turn in" or "turn out" adjustments at distance & at near so the eyes are pointed at what the person actually wants to look at.
~~can the eyes actually stay comfortably where the person wants to look at distance and at near with-out sliding in & out of alignment.
~~does the person have adequate depth perception & ability to see binocularly.
~~can the person follow something smoothly with-their eyes or are tiny correctional movements always needed.
~~the ability of the eyes to smoothly & accurately move from one point to another 1) at a distance 2) at near, and 3) from near to distance & back again.
~~do they have good orientation, coordination & laterality.
there are three websites that explain all of this in greater depth.
www.pavevision.org
www.covd.org
www.children-special-needs.org
hope this may be helpful to some of you.
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What is a Developmental Optometrist?
While all optometrists & ophthalmologists are concerned with-the health & physical abilities of the eye, the devolopmental optometrist is also concerned with-the functionality of the eye ~~ how the eyes are helping or hindering a person as they use their vision in their daily activities. The look at the whole person & how their vision has "developed", along with-any corresponding learning or reading difficulties. The developmental optometrist will look extensively at binocularity ~~~ how the eyes interact with-each other & with-the brain.
How a developmental optemetric exam differs from other eye exams.
the developmental exam will measure:
~~the ability of the eyes, separately & together, to change their focus rapidly & smoothly.
~~the amount of flexibility the eyes have to make "turn in" or "turn out" adjustments at distance & at near so the eyes are pointed at what the person actually wants to look at.
~~can the eyes actually stay comfortably where the person wants to look at distance and at near with-out sliding in & out of alignment.
~~does the person have adequate depth perception & ability to see binocularly.
~~can the person follow something smoothly with-their eyes or are tiny correctional movements always needed.
~~the ability of the eyes to smoothly & accurately move from one point to another 1) at a distance 2) at near, and 3) from near to distance & back again.
~~do they have good orientation, coordination & laterality.
there are three websites that explain all of this in greater depth.
www.pavevision.org
www.covd.org
www.children-special-needs.org
hope this may be helpful to some of you.
/importthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif kris