Vision Resources

Other Resources

• 20-20 Eyesight and 20/20 Eye Screenings - Not Perfect for Learning and School!

• All About Learning Related Vision Problems

• Learning Related Vision Problems and Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD/ADHD), Dyslexia, and Learning Disabilities (LDs)

• Eyesight & Vision: Vision Therapy Helps Students with Reading Problems or Reading Below Grade Level, Handwriting, Homework, Spelling, and Math, etc.

• Eyesight & Vision: Vision Therapy Helps Students Who've Been Labeled Attention Deficit (ADHD), Slow Learners, Lazy Students, Behavior Problems, Special Education, Gifted Learning Disabled, etc.

• Vision Therapy as Treatment for Learning Disabilities

• What is Convergerence Insufficiency Disorder?

• What is Intermittent Exotropia caused by Convergence Insufficiency?

• What is a Common Near Vision Problem and the Leading Cause of Eyestrain, Blurred Vision, Double Vision, and/or Headaches?

• Told They Had 20/20, but Still Had Problems...

• Eye Exercises for Blurred Vision, Blurry Eyesight (Reading and Computer Work)

• Dizziness, Motion Sickness, Eye Strain, Stomachaches, Double Vision...

• Eye Exercises for Eye Strain, Eye Fatigue (Computer Work and Reading)

• Relief from Frequent or Chronic Headaches, Visual Stress, Eyestrain, and/or Stomachaches during or after Reading, School or Office Work.

• Visual Rehabilitation following Brain Damage, Birth Injury, Head Injury, Stroke, Acquired Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), etc.

• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Blurred Vision, Reading Problems, Double Vision, Eye Pain, Headaches with Reading, Visual Field Loss...

• Brain Injury Rehabilitation - Success Stories with Vision Therapy

• What is Binocular Vision?

• What is Depth Perception and Stereo Vision

• Adults and Children Gain Binocular Vision and 3D Depth Perception, Dyslexia, and Learning Disabilities (LDs)

• Adults and Children Improve Eye Tracking and Eye Teaming

• The Eye Hop - Explore Your Binocular Vision

• The Framing Game - A Binocular Vision Test

• What is Seeing Double or Double Vision?

• About Eye Turns: Constant (Always) or Intermittent (Sometimes, Occasionally)

• Amblyopia, Lazy Eye, and Strabismus - Not All The Same!

• Children's Vision: Amblyopia (Lazy Eye), Strabismus (Crossed Eyes, Cross-eyed, Wall-eyed, Intermittent Exotropia, Hypertropia, Esotropia, etc.), Exophoria...

• Eye Muscle Surgery: Treatment for Strabismus, Lazy Eye, Intermittent Exotropia, etc.

• What is Amblyopia or Lazy Eye?

• What is Convergence Insufficiency Disorder, Intermittent Exotropia, Exophoria?,

• What is Seeing Double or Double Vision?

• Vision Therapy Eye Exercises as Treatment for Amblyopia (Lazy Eye), Strabismus (Crossed eyes), Convergence Insufficiency Disorder, etc 

Binocular Vision Impairments

• All About Strabismus, Lazy Eye, Crossed-Eyes, Double Vision, etc.
  Most comprehensive patient education web site on Strabismus on the internet - includes an article by an expert eye doctor covering the most frequently asked questions about crossed eyes, eye turns, etc.

• What is Lazy Eye or Amblyopia?
  Lazy eye is not the same as strabismus (a crossed eye or an eye turn). Read this very easy-to-understand explanation.

• Children's Vision, Eyesight, Eye Exams and Visual Health
  A large web site with many pages of easy-to-understand information on lazy eye, crossed-eyes, strabismus, developmental delays, eye muscle surgery, dyslexia, binocular vision impairments, and much more.

• Eye Muscle Surgery for Lazy Eye and Strabismus
  Answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding eye muscle surgery as a treatment for lazy eye, crossed eyes, etc. This type of surgery is frequently done, but often does not give satisfactory results.

3D Stereo Vision

• 3D Vision (Binocular Vision)
  How does it work? Why do we need it?

• Eye Doctors and 3D Vision
  Eye doctors use stereoscopic 3D images to develop and reinforce 3D vision.

• The Stereo Vision Project
  What is stereo vision? What is a binocular (two-eyed) vision impairment?

• vision3d.com
  Learn to see in 3D! Visit the 3D Art Gallery and view Magic Eye stereograms, stereo photographs, optical illusions, and much more.

General Resources

• What is a Complete Eye Exam?
  It is not enough to test the clarity of eyesight at a distance of 20 feet (known as 20/20). A complete visual evaluation tests many aspects of vision.

• What is Vision Therapy?
  Various definitions of Vision Therapy by American Optometric Association, eye doctors, and patient advocates.

• National Directory of Eye Doctors
  Find an eye doctor in another state. This directory provides free referrals to eye doctors who offer specialized services, such as vision therapy, neuro-optometric rehabilitation, therapeutic lenses, preventive care, etc.

• Vision Therapy FAQs
  An eye doctor answers questions about Vision Therapy in an interview.

• Vision Therapy Research and Medical Literature

• Success Stories
  A general catalog of vision therapy success stories

• Optometrists and Ophthalmologists
  What are the differences in practice focus between a pediatric optometrist and a pediatric ophthalmologist?

• Choosing an Eye Doctor
  Comments by educators on choosing pediatric vision care for a child.

• Vision Glossary
  Build your visual health vocabulary!

• PAVE -- Parents Active for Vision Education

Optometric Organizations

• OVDRA (COVD) -- Optometric Vision Development & Rehabilitation Association (The College of Optometrists in Vision Development)
  An international professional optometric organization which grants board certification in Vision Therapy to optometrists FOVDR (FCOVD).

• AOA -- The American Optometric Association
  The American Optometric Association represents approximately 36,000 doctors of optometry, optometry students and paraoptometric assistants and technicians. Doctors of optometry provide two-thirds of all primary eye care in the United States.

• OEPF -- Optometric Extension Program Foundation
  Serving the educational needs of optometrists.

• NORA -- Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation Association International, Inc.
  An organization which provides direction for the visual rehabilitation of the neurologically and cognitively injured and disabled survivor population, including people who have physical disabilities and traumatic brain injuries (TBI).