Welcome to the OEP Reference Center - Reference Articles

This is the reference articles section of the Reference Center.  Here you will find policy statements from various optometric organizations or associations as well as several efficacy studies. 

• The Efficacy of Optometric Vision Therapy - American Optometric Association Position Statement (PDF)

• The Scientific Basis for & Efficacy of Optometric Vision Therapy, (PDF) Kenneth Ciuffreda

• Summary of Research on the Efficacy of Vision Therapy for Specific Visual Dysfunctions, (PDF) Jeffrey Cooper

• 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

• Learning Related Visual Problems Education and Evaluation, (PDF) National PTA Resolution Adopted June 1999

• Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, and Vision: a subject review: A rebuttal, literature review, and commentary (PDF) Merrill D. Bowan, O.D., Optometry September 2002

• Vision, Learning, and Dyslexia, (PDF) A Joint Organization Policy Statement by the American Academy of Optometry and the American Optometric Association

• 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.

• Easier and More Productive Study and Desk Work, (PDF) by Amiel W. Francke, OD & Walter J. Kaplan, OD