The British Association of Behavioural Optometrists (BABO)

• Contents

• What Is Behavioral Optometry?
  

• Why Behavioural Optometry?
  

• Vision Development
  

• Diagnosing the difficulty
  

• Treatment Alternatives
  

• Types of problems potentially benefiting from behavioural vision care
  

• Vision and Learning
  

• The Important Visual Skills
  

• Signs of vision problems
  

• Interesting facts and figures
  

• How to find someone to help you - a list of members
  

• Useful Websites
  

• Contacting Us

Types of problems potentially benefiting from behavioural vision care

These would include:

1. Dyslexia

2. Dyspraxia

3. Any learning problem in the classroom (poor concentration, poor handwriting, low reading, poor comprehension, poor maths, fidgety etc.)

4. Eye strain in the office including computer eye strain

5. Improving sports performance

6. Traumatic brain injuries

7. Eye turns (squints) and lazy eyes (amblyopia)

8. Headaches, double vision, fatigue

9. ADD and ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

10. Children with behavioural problems.

11. Poor co-ordination, clumsy, poor at sports especially ball games and team games.