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Vision Therapy is a program of activities and exercises taught in every Optometry School and used by specially trained Optometrists that has been shown to be effective in improving reading difficulties and certain other vision conditions. While often used in a multidisciplinary approach in conjunction with educational therapies, Vision Therapy is often more effective than special education, tutoring, and speech and language therapy, and often succeeds where other treatments have had limited success. The office of Dr. Hollis Stavn in Santa Rosa, Ca offers assessment and a therapy program for children and adults with reading difficulties. The assessment of reading difficulties begins with a visual and perceptual skills evaluation. -A Binocular Vision Evaluation. -Visual Perception tests. -A comprehensive learning history. -Additional tests as indicated. Unless these tests are done your doctor will not be able to determine the cause of a reading difficulty. Only optometrists with special training are qualified to diagnose and prescribe therapy for reading difficulties. Despite their medical education, ophthalmologists do not receive training in reading difficulties. A standard eye exam by an optometrist or ophthalmologist may tell you if glasses are needed and if your eyes are healthy but additional testing by a specialist is needed to determine a cause for reading disability.

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