Date: Saturday/Sunday, January 10th/11th, 2009
Check-In Time(s): 8:00am-8:30am
Class Time(s): 8:30am-4:00pm 
Location: Dining Room A (Fairview Riverside East building) *Discounted parking available in the "Red Lot"*

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Speaker(s):
Dr. Mitchell Scheiman is a nationally known optometric educator, lecturer, author and private practitioner.  He is the author of “Understanding and Managing Visual Deficits: A Guide for Occupational Therapists” and a new book “Low Vision Rehabilitation: A Practical Guide for Occupational Therapists" published by Slack Incorporated (800-257-8290).  Dr. Scheiman has a long and close relationship with occupational therapists.  He works closely with occupational and physical therapists in his practice co-managing patients and has lectured to therapists on numerous occasions.
He has specialized in vision therapy for the past 33 years.  Dr. Scheiman is currently Director of Pediatric and Binocular Vision Programs at The Eye Institute and Professor of Optometry at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry.  He has written three books for optometrists covering the topics of binocular vision and vision therapy, pediatric optometry, and learning related vision problems and he has published over110 articles in the professional literature.  He is a Diplomate in Binocular Vision and Perception and a Fellow in the College of Optometrists in vision department.

Course Description:
This seminar is an introductory level course designed to help therapists develop a comprehensive understanding of vision and how vision can impact on the therapy process. A three-component model of vision will be presented stressing the importance of optical, visual efficiency and visual information processing disorders. A screening battery that allows therapists to test for the most common vision problems will be presented. Treatment options will be discussed at length including both compensatory strategies and rehabilitative techniques (vision therapy). A therapy sequence for eye movement and visual processing disorders will be presented. Case studies will be used throughout the presentation. Testing and intervention techniques presented will be applicable to pediatric, acquired brain injury and elderly populations.

*This course is eligible for AOTA Approved Provider credit. The assignment of AOTA CEU's does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA.*
*This course is eligible for MN Board of PT Category 1 continuing education credit.*

Course Objectives:
Understand the complexity of the visual system
Identify the 3 major components of the visual system
Describe how various vision deficits affect performance in play, learning, work and sports
Adminster a screening battery to identify common vision disorders that can affect therapy
Understand the various treatment approaches available
Plan and implement compensatory strategies to manage vision problems interfering with therapy
Plan and implement direct intervention to manage vision problems interfering with therapy

Course Agenda:
Day One~
I. Three Component Model
II. Acuity, Optics, Disease
III. Visual Efficiency Problems
Binocular vision (eye teaming) problems
Accomodative (focusing) problems
Ocular motility (eye movement) disorders
IV. Visual processing problems
Laterality and directionality
Visual form perception
Visual memory
Visual motor integration
V. Vision Problems
Learning disabled population
Developmentally delayed population
Brain injury population
Elderly population
VI. Screening for Visual Problems
Screening for: acuity, optical problems
Visual field deficits
Accomodative disorders
Binocular vision disorders
Eye movement disorders
Visual information processing disorders
Day Two~
VII. Optometric Treatment
Use of lenses, prism, vision therapy
VIII. Intervention Techniques for Therapists
Helping patient to compensate for visual deficits
IX. Direct Intervention Techniques including Vision Therapy
Pediatric population
Brain injury population
Elderly population
Case studies

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