Can My OT Do My VT?

"We love OTs working on visual perception, and they can even do some free space depth perception and focusing flexibility exercises. However, anything farther than that? You're going to want to consult your friendly local neighborhood behavioral optometrist, and especially if they happen to have a certified optometric vision therapist working on staff with them, as myself".

Today, Jessica Liedke discusses the differences between occupational therapy and vision therapy.

While occupational therapy aims to help individuals live independently by retraining everyday skills, concentration, memory, among other things, vision therapists specialize in visual outcomes and causes for developmental delays.
Although occupational therapists have some training in visual skills, they lack the licensures to use optometric tools like lenses and prisms that vision therapists rely on.
Collaboration between OT's and VT's is definitely important for comprehensive treatment.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

(01:08) What is Occupational Therapy?
(05:02) Some of the things that OT’s don’t do
(09:25) Can OT’s do Vision Therapy?

Occupational Therapy or Vision Therapy? 

Read the episode transcript here 

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