1. Occupational Therapy and Children’s Functional visual performance

2. Does OT treatment of visual skills improve functional outcomes for children with visual-perceptual/ visual-motor impairments?

3. Sensory Integration

4. Fine motor

5. Vision Therapy

6. Vision therapy (VT) Well supported by research Role of behavioral optometrist Role of occupational therapy Collaboration Outcomes

7. Evidence  VT for oculomotor, accommodative, and binocular system disorders

8. Evidence  VT for visual-motor integration

9. Evidence  VT for oculomotor, accommodative, and binocular system disorders  VT for visual-motor integration OT/ OD collaboration in treating patients

10. Implications for Consumers Occupational Therapy Screen vision Refer vision issues Vision therapy under supervision of OD

11. Implications for Consumers Optometry Refer handwriting, play skills, gross/fine motor coordination, psychosocial development, or sensory motor/sensory integration issues

12. Implications for OT Practitioners  Educate ophthalmologists and optometrists about how OT can enhance outcomes

13. Implications for OT Practitioners  Educate ophthalmologists and optometrists about how OT can enhance outcomes  Work: reading, handwriting, drawing, cutting, etc

14. Implications for OT Practitioners  Educate ophthalmologists and optometrists about how OT can enhance outcomes  Work: reading, handwriting, drawing, cutting, etc  Play: puzzles, drawing, sports,

15. Implications for OT Practitioners  Educate ophthalmologists and optometrists about how OT can enhance outcomes  Work: reading, handwriting, drawing, cutting, etc  Play: puzzles, drawing, sports,  Self-care: reduced frustration leading to more appropriate behavior

16. Implications for OT Practitioners  Share observations about the child’s vision during functional tasks

17. Implications for OT Practitioners  Share observations about the child’s vision during functional tasks  Encourage compliance with VT and glasses

18. Implications for Researchers  Outcome studies investigating collaboration efforts are needed

19. Implications for Researchers  Outcome studies investigating collaboration efforts are needed  More rigorous studies of VT for visual motor integration

20. Best Practice  Build on the strengths of each profession

21. Best Practice  Build on the strengths of each profession  Determine efficacy on a case-by case basis

22. Build collaboration!