Testing for More than 20/20
Our comprehensive vision exam goes beyond 20/20 to evaluate many important visual skills , such as:
- Visual Acuity at Near: Is vision clear and single at close distances? Clear sight at short distances is critical to reading, writing, close work, computer use, etc.
- Eye Teaming Skills: Do the two eyes aim, move, and work as a coordinated team? Weaknesses in binocular (two-eyed) vision and eye teaming skills can cause numerous difficulties, including convergence insufficiency and poor depth perception.
- Eye Focusing Skills: Do the eyes maintain clear vision at varying distances? Rapid, automatic eye focus adjustment is critical to learning, reading, writing, sports, etc. Deficiencies can cause visual fatigue, reduced reading comprehension, and/or avoidance of close work or other activities.
- Eye Movement Skills: Do eye movements show adequate muscle control, tracking, fixation, etc.? In the classroom, normal eye movements allow rapid and accurate shifting of the eyes along a line of print or from book to desk to board, etc. In sports, efficient eye movements contribute to eye-hand coordination, visual reaction time, and accurate tracking.
- Reversal Frequency: Is confusion or reversal of letters or words (b, d; p, q; saw, was; etc.) within the normal ranges for a given age? Past the age of seven, frequent visual and written reversals might indicate a visual perceptual dysfunction.
- Visual Processing: Once information is taken in through the visual system, how are the brain and eyes working together to process and output that information.
To evaluate proficiency, we test for visual motor integration, visual memory and visualization.
About Vision Therapy / Developmental Vision Evaluations
1) Please complete our printer-friendly PDF symptom checklist or fill out and print our online vision symptom checklist.
2) Then, call 913-469-8686 or submit the schedule an appointment form.
The evaluation is completed in two visits (unless you live more than approximately 60 miles away; ask about same-day services).
At the first visit, the doctor and therapist spend about 90 minutes going through the evaluation. We encourage parents and/or caregivers to observe all testing if possible.
The testing session is followed by a separate report consultation where the doctor and therapist will review the testing results and recommendations and program guidelines. The report consultation is for parents-only. If you are an adult seeking functional vision care, we recommend bringing a family member or friend to listen during the report consultation.
3) Next, please request history forms to be mailed to you or download
the appropriate patient forms and complete them before you arrive for your appointment.
4) The developmental vision evaluation and report consultation are completed at no charge. No strings attached. We are committed to providing quality developmental vision testing so patients and their families can learn about their possible vision needs, beyond a routine 20/20 eye exam. Providing the testing free of charge removes a significant barrier to those seeking information about this unique and valuable area of vision care.
About General Care Exams
We do not provide general care optometry for yearly basic eye health exams. We are happy to refer you to a general care optometrist, if necessary. To learn more about general eye care, read Dr. Metzger's comprehensive explanation of vision exams for all ages. |
