Vision Videos 
Clark Elliott, author of The Ghost in My Brain: How a Concussion Stole My Life and How the New Science of Brain Plasticity Helped Me Get it Back speaks at NORA 2015  about how vision therapy helped him heal. Dr. Zeller and Dr. Green were lucky to hear him discuss his recovery. |
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Vision and Autism: Do you know the top 5 signs?
Many of the signs that people typically associate with Autism actually are signs of very treatable vision disorders. While in most cases, treating the visual problem does not eliminate Autism, it does make it easier for these children to interact with their world, reading and perform other activities of daily living. The College of Optometrists in Vision Development observed Autism Awareness Month with this recent article: "I was always told my son, Cass (who was diagnosed with high functioning Autism in January 2014 when he was 9 years old) could see 20/20, so I didn't even think that his vision could be contributing to his reading problems," Penelope Massagee of Charleston, SC, shares; "You can imagine my surprise when I found out he was seeing double and that words looked like they were moving on the page. He must have thought it was normal, because he never complained!"Visit our website for a full symptom checklist.
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Worried About Achievement Tests?
Passing achievement tests may require much more than hard work and prayers for some students. More than 60% of children who struggle with reading and learning have vision problems which are typically 100% correctable. When vision problems are undetected, it can cause unnecessary struggling and poor performance on standardized tests. Often a child with a vision problem that interferes with learning has excellent verbal skills causing parents and educators to think the child must be "lazy", "not trying hard enough", "ADHD", "learning disabled", etc. Unfortunately, vision screenings only test a child's ability to identify individual letters from a distance of 20 feet (visual acuity). Vision is a complex process that involves more than 15 visual skills which are critical to academic success. Over the years our doctors have helped a lot of children with vision problems improve their performance on standardized tests; including their ability to complete tests in the allotted time. Some children require letters explaining the impact their vision problems have on their test taking skills so they can be allowed accommodations such as extra time and avoidance of scantron tests. To find out if your child has vision problems that could be contributing to academic difficulties, please call our office to schedule a developmental vision evaluation at (301) 951-0320.
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