Optometric vision therapy has been shown in National Eye Insitute funded clinical trials to remediate many binocular vision dysfunctions (convergence insufficiency). These binocular vision problems can interfer with reading. Reading, however, is a task that needs both visual and verbal/language input….not all reading problems are visual…nor are they often only language based.

I have worked with many children who had significant reading problems that were based on functional vision anomalies (eye movement, eye teaming, focusing, etc) and have improved after therapy….I’ve also had to suplement some of my therapy programs with tutoring and language based intervention to help my patients.

Go to http://www.covd.org (College of Optometrists in Vision Development) and you will find a great deal of additional information.

I would also like to suggest that you go to http://www.MainosMemos.blogspot.com for the latest vision and children research information as well.

God Bless….

Dominick M. Maino, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD-A Professor of Pediatrics/Binocular Vision Illinois Eye Institute/Illinois College of Optometry (dmaino@ico.edu)

Editor, Optometry & Vision Development (http://www.covd.org/Home/OVDJournal/tabid/104/Default.aspx)