Who can benefit from Behavioral Optometry?

• Children with developmental delays including those on the autism spectrum almost always benefit from behavioral optometry.
• Children who have any type of learning difficulty are very likely suffering from some type of visual disturbance that is treatable.
• Children and adults who have been diagnosed with strabismus (even if surgery has already been done), lazy eye, nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism.
• People with neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy will typically have significant visual problems that hinder performance.
• People with acquired brain injuries are almost guaranteed to have visual disturbances that were not present prior to the injury.
• People who wear lenses that do nothing other than makes things look clear.  These lenses weaken the visual system, and are often inappropriate for the majority of normal daily activities.  Vision therapy can help prevent or reduce the need for this type of lens.
• Anyone involved in sports, from beginners to pros can improve their level of performance at any time with vision therapy.

     Dr. Gallop will personally answer your questions at 610-356-7425 

Behavioral Optometry (Developmental Optometry) is based on the understanding that vision is much more than simply seeing clearly.  Vision is a complex and dynamic process.  The  visual process is pervasive in human behavior and development.    The primary purpose of the visual process is to direct action.   We depend heavily on the visual process to derive meaning from and interact with the world around us.

Appropriate visual development and good visual abilities maximize our potential in activities like reading, writing, working at a computer, arts and crafts,  driving,  and all forms of recreational activity,  even professional sports.   Any disturbance in the visual  process  negatively affects  our overall performance.  Some people handle these difficulties better than others, but less-than-optimal performance is almost guaranteed with untreated visual problems.  Disturbances in the visual process are unlikely to simply go away with the passage of time.  These disturbances can be eliminated with proper lenses and vision therapy.  Behavioral optomerrists can provide unique insight into the developmental status of the visual process.

The visual process is learned,  and develops throughout our lives.   This means that problems can occur at any time depending on our demands.  This also means that improved performance and comfort can be achieved at any age.

Dr. Gallop’s visual evaluation explores how people use the enormous potential of the visual process to meet the demands of their daily lives.  Visual enhancement can be achieved by the use of therapeutic lenses  and/or  Vision Therapy.  Vision therapy is a non-invasive, dynamic and interactive process.  Vision therapy provides the proper conditions and the proper environment to enable people to observe, understand, and modify visual performance to their advantage.

Dr. Gallop will be happy to answer any questions you may have so feel free to contact him.