Behavioural Optometry in Newcastle
There's more to vision than simply reading the bottom line of an eye chart. Behavioural optometry is practiced by optometrists who understand the link between vision & performance, or between vision & behaviour.
Behavioural optometrists check for not only clarity of vision but also the ease of focussing, the speed of changing focus between close and far, and the comfort or fatigue levels involved in vision. Behavioural optometrists often see school children who are struggling with schoolwork, reading and learning due to undetected vision or focussing problems. Also, kids with other issues such as ADD, ADHD, developmental delay, low muscle tone, and many others, are more likely to have focussing problems.
Behavioural optometrists also have an interest in myopia prevention. This is an area of very active research currently. Rather than just prescribing stronger and stronger glasses for distance vision, behavioural optometrists try to treat the cause of the problem - prevention is better than the cure.
Over the years many Newcastle school children have found that their reading and school progress has improved rapidly after having a behavioural optometry assessment with Dom Willson.
For more information, click on the Australian College of Behavioural Optometrists (ACBO).
