Links for Vision Therapy

If you're interested in learning more about vision therapy, behavioral optometry, or developmental optometry (in reference to my post about Stereo Sue and my eye doctor), here are some links which will provide additional information.

First, according to my eye doctor, find a doctor who can provide a good diagnosis of your vision problem and provide a customized vision therapy plan. Ophthalmologists do not practice vision therapy, and neither do many optometrists. Behavioral/developmental optometrists are trained in optometric vision therapy, and most are members of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD). You can search for a Fellow of COVD, ie a doctor with FCOVD listed after his or her name, at the COVD site.

The following sites are part of the Optometrists Network:

• VisionStories Read many answers to the question "What changes have you seen as a result of a Vision Therapy program" or "How has Vision Therapy changed your life?"


• Vision3D Explains what stereo vision is and provides lots of games and puzzles and optical illusions


• Public Information about vision therapy. Provides links to information about vision therapy, convergence insufficiency, double vision, lazy eye, and strabismus. Some links are within optometrists.org while others are off-site.


• What is Vision Therapy? Links about vision therapy, FAQs, and definitions.

Other sites:

• Vision Therapy & Vision Enhancement from the Pacific University College of Optometry. For their 4th year optometry students. Includes images of some vision therapy exercises.


• In addition to providing information about finding a trusted vision therapy provider, COVD explains what vision therapy is and offers (brief) information about other eye problems such as convergence insufficiency and nearsightedness.

Hope that helps!