Vision Therapy Resources
Websites, Groups, Blogs
Vision Therapy Success Stories
Strabismus and Amblyopia
Facebook Group: Vision Therapy Parents Unite
Vision & Concussion
Ontario Brain Injury Association
Retained Primitive Reflexes & Child Development
Optometry's Role in Autism Spectrum Disorders
SuperBetter
An app that provides a framework that activates the psychological strengths of game play to build resilience and success in real life. Playing SuperBetter unlocks heroic potential to overcome tough situations and achieve goals that matter most.
Books to Read
Jillian's Story: How Vision Therapy Changed my Daughter's Life
By: Robin Benoit with Jillian Benoit
Dear Jillian: Vision Therapy Changed My Life Too
By: Jillian Benoit and Robin Benoit
When Your Child Struggles - The Myths of 20/20 Vision
By: David Cook
Crossed & Lazy Eyes - Myths, Misconceptions and Truths
By: Pilar Vergara, Translation by Linda Sanet
A Parent Guide to Strabismus, Eye Muscle Surgery and Vision Therapy
By: Dr. Steven J. Gallop
Fixing My Gaze
By: Dr. Susan Barry
A scientist's journey through vision therapy as an adult with strabismus.
The Hidden Link Between Vision and Learning
Why Millions of Learning-Disabled Children Are Misdiagnosed
By: Wendy Beth Rosen
Your Child's Vision
By: Richard Kavner, OD
A Teacher's Window Into the Child's Mind
By: Sally Goddard
How to Develop Your Child's Intelligence
By: Gerry Getman
How Behavioural Optometry Can Unlock Your Child's Potential
Identifying and Overcoming Blocks to Concentration, Self-Esteem, and School Success with Vision Therapy
By: Joel H. Warshowsky
The Ghost in My Brain
How A Concussion Stole My Life And How The New Science of Brain Plasticity Helped Me Get It Back
By: Dr. Clark Elliott, Ph.D.
Videos
"20/20 Isn't Everything"
A short video perfect for teachers and parents to help them understand how difficult it is being in a classroom with a vision problem.
The Impact of Concussion on Vision
To help bring about better professional and public awareness for the impact of concussions on the visual system and the lives of those who suffer from these injuries. Leading developmental vision and rehabilitation experts from around the US discuss the impact of vision problems due to a concussive injury.
Curing Learning Related Vision Problems
In this TED talk, Dr. Vicky Vandervort explains what it is like for a person to have eyes that work but do so inefficiently causing the person to exert extreme effort to see. When this occurs, people, especially children, do not realize the drain on their brain. They try hard, but appear not to be trying at all.
Overlooking our Vision
In this TEDx Talk, Dr. Cam McCroden talks about how sight is something many of us take for granted, but he shows us that there are many aspects of sight that are simply overlooked and can have a massive impact on our quality of life.
Dr. Sue Barry speaks about Fixing My Gaze
In this TEDx Talk, Dr. Susan Barry speaks about her experience with vision therapy as an adult, and what it was like to experience 3D vision for the first time.
NHL player discusses concussions in hockey
Former NHL player Daniel Carcillo discusses head trauma and treatment
*Disclaimer: some foul language in video
Research
A Binocular Approach to Treating Amblyopia: Anti-Suppression Therapy
A New Form of Rapid Binocular Plasticity in Adult with Amblyopia
Amblyopia and Binocular Vision
Binocular Vision in Amblyopia: Structure, Suppression and Plasticity
Perceptual Learning Improves Visual Performance in Juvenile Amblyopia
Self-perception of Children With Amblyopia and Its Association With Reading Speed and Motor Skills
