OEP - Information for Patients & Parents

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.

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
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.
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.

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.

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