How Behavioral Optometry Can Unlock Your Child s Potential: Identifying and Overcoming Blocks to Concentration, Self-Esteem and School Success with Vision Therapy

Joel H. Warshowsky

ISBN 10: 1849058814 / ISBN 13: 9781849058810

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012

About this Item

2012. 1 Original. Paperback. This comprehensive guide to behavioral optometry and vision therapy will be a welcome resource for adults investigating how to best help children whose lives are negatively impacted by vision problems. It fully explains the variety of conditions that could be causing problems and the therapies, techniques and aids that can treat them. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JNSC2; MQR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 10. Weight in Grams: 230. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How Behavioral Optometry Can Unlock Your Child s Potential: Identifying and Overcoming Blocks to Concentration, Self-Esteem and School Success with Vision Therapy
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849058814
• ISBN 13: 9781849058810
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Visual dysfunctions can limit children's concentration, self esteem and school success as they struggle to understand fundamentals such as colors, letters and how to judge distance. With the right help, these obstacles can be overcome, allowing children to reach their full potential and see the world clearly.

This accessible book explores how visual problems develop and how they can be reversed through effective and efficient visual therapy. It breaks down myths surrounding visual dysfunction and explains in straightforward terms the various conditions that could be impacting a child's perception, even if they have perfect sight. The visual therapy used in behavioral optometry retrains the brain to perform visual skills more effectively. In these pages there is clear guidance on the array of therapies, techniques and aids available, all of which can make a profound difference to a child's life.

This introductory guide to behavioral optometry will be a welcome resource for parents and professionals in search of options to help a child who is experiencing visual problems.

About the Author

Joel H. Warshowsky is a Holistic Behavioral and Developmental Optometrist. He is Associate Clinical Professor Emeritus and founding chief of paediatrics at SUNY State College of Optometry where he has taught for 37 years. He has served as Optometric Consultant to numerous schools for child development throughout the states of New York and New Jersey. Joel has lectured internationally and published widely in the field of Optometry. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and College of Optometrists in Vision Development. He maintains two holistic pediatric practices in New York and New Jersey and lives in New York City.