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Welcome
to the Patients & Parents Quick Reference Section.
This section was tailored to your
needs as a patient or a parent of a young patient. 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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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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How to Develop Your Child's Intelligence."
By G.N. Getman, O.D., D.O.S.
Reprinted in 1995, this book
discusses how many children are not ready for the visual
demands of school, and helps explain this to your patients
and their families. This popular book can help parents
and teachers understand the critical relationship
between vision and intelligence.
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Behavioral Vision Care:
A Brief Summary (PDF)
Harris, Paul - This paper is written
for the public to help understand in a simple way what the essence
of behavioral vision care is about. It explains the role of lenses
as well as giving the rationale for preventive care and vision
therapy.
 "What
is Vision Therapy?"
Explains the visual skills and how each
affects people's performance in all aspects of life. Provides
an overview of what behavioral optometrists do to improve visual
performance.
"Does
Your Child Have a Learning-Related Vision Problem?"
Simple to use
checklist of signals to help parents and teachers recognize if a
child is having learning-related visual difficulties.
"Help
Your Baby To See Better"
Condensed, revised and updated to
include new information on infant vision development, this pamphlet
provides a guide for parents to enhance vision development.
<<More pamphlets available
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