JEFFREY BECKER OD VISION REHABILITATION SPECIALIST NEUROSENSORY CENTER OF EASTERN PA

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1 JEFFREY BECKER OD VISION REHABILITATION SPECIALIST NEUROSENSORY CENTER OF EASTERN PA

2 80 % OF WHAT WE LEARN IS PROCESSED VIA THE VISUAL SYSTEM THEREFORE: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE VISUAL SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY?

3 THE ABILITY TO SEE A CERTAIN SIZE TARGET AT A SPECIFIC DISTANCE

4 20/20 VS 20/40

5 ENCOMPASSES EYE MOVEMENTS TRACKING PURSUITS ACCOMMODATION THE ABILITY TO QUICKLY FOCUS FROM DISTANCE TO NEAR OBJECTS IN A SMOOTH FASHION MOVEMENT (VOR) VISUAL FIELD AND PERCEPTION

6 TRYING TO READ WHEN YOU HAVE A TRACKING PROBLEM MAY CAUSE YOU TO RE-READ WORDS, LINES, AND REDUCES YOUR COMPREHENSION,CAUSING A CHILD TO NOT WANT TO READ AND EVENTUALLY BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS EYE MOVEMENTS/ACCOMMODATION

7 Organization of the Sensory Systems Dynamic Visual Acuity VOR (Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex) Dynamic Muscular Compensation VSR (Vestibulo-Spinal Reflex) Balance, Sensations, Cognition and Mood

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9 ONE NEEDS: GOOD SCIENCE EXPERIENCE UP TO DATE TECHNOLOGY OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE EVALUATIONS HISTORIES

10 THEY ARE NOT AS OBVIOUS TO THE ORDINARY CLINICIAN AS THIS IS:

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12 The testing then provides a graphical analysis of where the problems may exist. These tests are performed prior to the treatment, during treatment and post treatment providing the clinician data to make changes in the rehabilitation program

13 VISUAL DEFICITS CAN ONLY BE OBSERVED BY AN EXPERIENCED CLINICIAN TRAINED IN THIS AREA WITH ALL OF THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE:

14 HELPS PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING: LOSS OF DEPTH PERCEPTION POOR EYE MOVEMENTS DIFFICULTIES WITH EYE HAND COORDINATION REDUCED VISUAL PERCEPTUAL SKILLS VISUAL FIELD LOSS DOUBLE VISION

15 Once we determine how the visual system is functioning we can then provide an appropriate treatment program

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18 THIS TYPE OF THERAPY IS ONE OF THE NEWEST IN TERMS OF VISUAL DEVELOPMENT. IT CAN BE USED FOR ALL TYPES OF VISUAL DEFICITS AND HAS PROVEN TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND REPRODUCIBLE FROM ONE THERAPIST TO ANOTHER.

19 USUALLY TREATED ON A ONE TO ONE BASIS TREAT THE EXACT AREAS THAT THE DEFICITS ARE LOCATED NEEDS TO BE CONSISTENT AND DONE 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK FOR UP TO 4-6 MONTHS MAINTENANCE TREATMENT PROTOCOLS AFTER COMPLETION OF THERAPY MAY BE USED

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22 Not Autistic or Hyperactive. Just Seeing Double at Times By LAURA NOVAK Published: September 11, 2007 As an infant, Raea Gragg was withdrawn and As could an infant, not make Raea eye Gragg contact. was By withdrawn preschool and could she needed not make to smell eye contact. and squeeze By preschool every she object needed she saw. to smell and squeeze every object she saw. She then had three months of vision therapy. She has just entered fourth grade and is reading at grade level.

23 Convergence Insufficiency - Best Treatment Determined For Childhood Eye Problem Mayo Clinic researchers, as part of a ninesite study, helped discover the best of three currently-used treatments for convergence insufficiency in children. Children with convergence insufficiency tend to have blurred or double vision or headaches and corresponding issues in reading and concentrating, which ultimately impact learning. The findings, published today in the journal Archives of Ophthalmology, show children improve faster with structured therapy sessions The National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, sponsored the study. Others involved in the research from Mayo Clinic were Jonathan Holmes, M.D.; Melissa Rice, O.D.; Virginia Karlsson; Becky Nielsen; Jan Sease; and Tracee Shevlin. The Mayo Clinic

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