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Wondering if your child/youth would benefit from accessing vision support services?
Wondering if your child/youth would benefit from accessing vision support services?
Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVI's), support students from early learning programs all the way through graduation who meet the following criteria:
visual acuity of 6/21 meters or 20/70 feet or less in the better eye after correction (glasses or contact lenses); visually acuity is a measurement of vision clarity
a visual field of 20 degrees or less (peripheral vision)
any progressive eye disease with a prognosis of becoming one of the above in the next few years; or,
an uncorrectable vision problem or reduced visual stamina such that the student functions as if their acuity is limited to 20/70 or less
cortical visual impairment
Vision Therapy
Vision therapy is not something that a TVI can provide, however, optometrists who are specifically trained in vision therapy are able to offer this service to children/youth. Vision therapy is an individualized treatment program that is used with children who have difficulty with visually processing information such as convergence insufficiency, focusing programs, tracking difficulty, eye teaming or perception challenges. The goal of the therapy is to train the brain to process visual information more efficiently. Vision therapy programs typically involve eye exercises and/or the use of lenses, filters, occluders, and computer programs. The therapy is closely monitored by vision therapists in a clinical setting.
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