Vision Therapy: A Student's Perspective.
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Vision Therapy: A Student's Perspective.
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Vision therapy can be a valuable addition to the practicing optometrist's arsenal of care.
However, adding this to an already demanding schedule can seem an overwhelming prospect, especially to newly graduating optometrists who may have minimal exposure to a viable and successful practice that has incorporated vision therapy into its services. Before one can successfully incorporate vision therapy into an optometric practice, the clinician must have an understanding of vision therapy and the many components involved in this clinical approach. Several sources, such as textbooks, are available to newly graduating optometrists that can provide this information, but often times, the information contained in these sources is outdated and not relevant to current therapy issues. Therefore, it is most beneficial to optometrists to focus on the most current information available, primarily in optometric periodicals. The information contained within these sources can be used as a foundation in making vision therapy a successful part of an optometric practice. Vision therapy combines intensive in-office sessions followed by home therapy requiring the commitment of the clinician, the patient and the parents. It is therefore important that the communication between clinician, patients and parents/responsible party be optimal and that documentation from session to session be clearly communicated. It is important that clearly stated goals and the approximate time it will take to achieve these goals are set. It can be particularly difficult to assess the success of home therapy and the involvement of the patient or parents. Good documentation of the home therapy sessions can provide some insight into the potential success of the program and whether revisions to the therapy must be made. The purpose of this paper is two-fold. The first focus is to provide newly graduating optometrists with an informational source for vision therapy, with the most current information on how to make vision therapy a successful part of an optometric practice. Secondly, form revision with recommendations that will improve data capture, while minimizing the time spent documenting. An assessment of the forms used at the Michigan College of Optometry Vision Therapy Program will be completed as well as an assessment of forms utilized by various teaching institutions that have active vision therapy programs. Revisions to all the forms used by Michigan College of Optometry program will be completed and submitted for approval and use. |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2323/4234
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Author (aut): Redilla, Lisa A.
Author (aut): Watchorn, Kristi A.
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This paper is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Optometry. 27 pages.
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