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Welcome
to the Educators Quick Reference Section.
This section was tailored to your
needs as an educator. We have
selected references, items, and tools and placed them here for your
use. Feel free to also explore the rest of the OEP site for
more information.
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The Efficacy of Optometric Vision Therapy - American Optometric Association
Position Statement (PDF)
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The Scientific Basis for & Efficacy of Optometric Vision Therapy,
(PDF) Kenneth
Ciuffreda
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Summary of Research on the Efficacy of Vision Therapy for Specific Visual
Dysfunctions, (PDF) Jeffrey Cooper
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Vision Therapy, Information for Health Care and Other Allied Professionals
(PDF)
- A Joint Organization Policy Statement by the American Academy of Optometry
and the American Optometric Association
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Learning Related Visual Problems Education and Evaluation,
(PDF) National PTA
Resolution Adopted June 1999
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Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, and
Vision: a subject review: A rebuttal, literature review, and
commentary (PDF) Merrill D. Bowan, O.D.,
Optometry September 2002
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Vision, Learning,
and Dyslexia, (PDF) A Joint Organization Policy Statement by the American
Academy of Optometry and the American Optometric Association
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All
About Me, (PDF) by Jess Oppenheimer; a
writer, director and producer telling his life story as an adult
strabismic patient who was helped by vision therapy.
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Notes to
Professional Educators FAQ by Paul Harris OD
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"When
a Bright Child has Trouble Reading"
A mother's story of her efforts to deal
with an undiagnosed learning-related visual
problem and the effectiveness of lenses and
visual training in solving the problem.
"Learning Lenses in the Beginning
School Grades. Stress Relieving
Lenses."
Originally authored by A.M. Skeffington,
this pamphlet discusses how the combination
of visual training and lenses can help
prepare children for school.
 "Educator's
Guide
& Checklist to Classroom Vision Problems"
An explanation of the visual
functions involved in classroom tasks and checklist of observations
and symptoms indicative of visual problems related to learning
disabilities.
"Vision
In The Classroom"
A condensed and updated version of
the Educator's Guide and Checklist to Classroom Vision Problems.
<<More pamphlets available
here>>
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are OEP clinical associates worldwide. Simply click on "Find an
Optometrist" to be redirected to our database.
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