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Willis, Marilyn A. – Exceptional Child, 1981
The role of optometry in the study of learning difficulties and the problems of interpreting research results in the fields of optometry and ophthalmology are discussed. Limitations of school visual screening are described, and it is suggested that many children with learning difficulties should be referred for a full clinical visual examination.…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Optometry
Academic Therapy, 1979
The interview with G. N. Getman, a developmental optometrist specializing in learning problems and disabilities, focuses on vision's impact on learning, the role of the vision specialist in the remediation of learning problems and disabilities, early screening programs, and visual training programs. (DLS)
Descriptors: Eyes, Identification, Interviews, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedJunghans, Barbara M.; Crewther, Sheila G. – Optometric Education, 1992
The University of New South Wales (Australia) has established the Vision Education Centre, a clinic designed to attract more pediatric patients for care by senior optometry students. The center uses interactive learning principles to teach elementary school children about optics, provides screening, and offers research opportunities. (MSE)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinics, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
