Services:

-Vision assessments and visual perception assessments

-Special needs appointments with basic key-word signing communication or non-verbal capabilities.

-EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE with full evidence and articles available for reading. 

-School visits for full assessments or for screenings 

-Talks and presentations to parents at information evenings and to teachers for professional development
days.

-Community visits, professional talks with other AHPRA professionals

"...but I had my son's eyes checked already!!!
​he can see 20/20 on the eye chart..." 

Not just an ordinary eye test...
A standard eye test looks at the sight of the eyes and the eye health.

 A full vision assessment is specific and detailed, to determine:
  • How the eyes work together as a team
  • The range of clear vision for far and for close vision.
  • How efficiently the eyes move from one item to the next when reading
  • How the brain processes visual information

The assessment takes up to an hour and also includes a full report which is sent to you following the appointment.

Key areas checked in the assessment:

·         Visual acuity — the ability to see clearly in the distance for viewing the chalkboard, at an intermediate distance for the computer,
          and up close for reading a book.
·         Eye Focusing — the ability to quickly and accurately maintain clear vision as the distance from objects change, such as when
          looking from the chalkboard to a paper on the desk and back. Eye focusing allows the child to easily maintain clear vision over
          time like when reading a book or writing a report.
·         Eye tracking — the ability to keep the eyes on target when looking from one object to another, moving the eyes along a printed
          page, or following a moving object like a thrown ball.
·         Eye teaming — the ability to coordinate and use both eyes together when moving the eyes along a printed page, and to be able to
          judge distances and see depth for class work and sports.
·         Eye-hand coordination — the ability to use visual information to monitor and direct the hands when drawing a picture or trying to
          hit a ball.
·         Visual perception — the ability to organize images on a printed page into letters, words and ideas and to understand and
          remember what is read.

If any of these visual skills are lacking or not functioning properly, a child will have to work harder. This may lead to headaches, fatigue and other eyestrain problems.

Parents and teachers need to be alert for symptoms that may indicate a child has a vision problem.

Visual clues!
​Do an at-home/school test!