Vision Therapy: Diagnosis and Management of Learning-Related Vision Disorders, Eye Turns, and Lazy Eyes
Did you know that up to 25% of all school-age children have undiagnosed vision problems significant enough to impair academic performance? Routine school vision screenings do not test for vision problems at near, where such learning delays may be prevalent (such as eye movement control, binocular coordination, and focusing problems.) In fact, sometimes vision problems may be even misdiagnosed as ADD/ADHD, dyslexia, and other learning-related disabilities when vision is actually the major culprit.
We will work together with other professionals in the treatment of you or your child.
Check out the resources below for more information:
COVD
The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) is a non-profit, international membership association of eye care professionals including optometrists, optometry students, and vision therapists.
ISER
ISER is a directory of professionals, organizations, and schools that serve the learning disabilities and special education communities. We help parents find local special education professionals for learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder assessment, therapy, advocacy, critical teen issues, and other special needs.
Symptoms of vision-related problems may include:
– Squinting, eye rubbing, or excessive blinking
– Avoidance of reading and other close work
– Loss of place when reading or using finger to keep place
– Holds reading material closer than normal
– Blurry vision at near, and/or at distance after prolonged near work
– Headaches when reading
– Double vision
– Turns or tilts head to use one eye only, or covers one eye
– Makes reversals when reading or writing
– Omits or confuses small words when reading
– Distractibility or short attention span
At our Gaithersburg office we provide:
COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATIONS
A comprehensive optometric diagnostic assessment of learning-related visual disorders.
VISION THERAPY TREATMENT
Treatment at our comprehensive therapy center for learning-related visual problems, eye-turns, lazy eyes, concussions. and post-traumatic visual rehabilitation.
ROUTINE EXAMINATIONS
Testing for routine eye problems and a wide variety of corrective eyewear and contact lenses.