F.C.O.V.D. Speaking at the American Optometric Association's 103rd Congress in Las Vegas, Dr. Dowis, an optometrist in private practice in Boulder, CO, pointed out that the individual's cognitive style, and what learning strategies are used in school, can be assessed to pinpoint problems.
Vision is so much more than what's measured in terms of visual acuity and the health of the eyes.
It's information processing. Unfortunately, many children struggle in the classroom, and it may or may not be a learning disability. These children should receive a comprehensive optometric evaluation. Dr. Dowis performs up to a dozen different test batteries to assess both a patient's visual information acquisition skills and processing skills. In order to process visual information correctly, the brain must receive accurate information.