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BABO
has compiled
a Bibliography of
references relating to Behavioural Optometry Philosophy and Practise, including
the use of lenses and prisms, and the efficacy of Optometric Vision Therapy in
the treatment of a range of vision disorders
Produced by members of the BABO Committee:–
Caroline Hurst BSc
FCOptom FBABO (BABO Chairman)
Suzanne Floyd BSc FCOptom,
Clare
Holland
BSc FCOptom,
Keith Holland BSc FCOptom
DCLP FAAO FCOVD FBABO,
Owen Leigh BSc MCOptom
FBABO,
Eurfron Nyhan BSc MCOptom
FBABO,
Cliff Rees BA(Hons) MSc
FCOptom DCLP.
The BABO Bibliography has
been compiled from contributions from Behavioural Optometrists in the
UK
and
USA
. Source documents have been checked and references
quoted accurately.
The BABO Committee would
like to acknowledge and thank all
their contributors, with special thanks to Keith Holland for his preparation of
the original compilation, and to Caroline Hurst for her editorial work.
Introduction
Behavioural optometrists
assess a patient’s visual skills and development within the concepts of the
behavioural model of vision, which is based on the neurology of the visual
systems within the brain.
Light energy
entering the eye is converted into an
electrical energy image in the retina which is then matched with the image from
the other eye, and sent along the optical pathways. From the lateral geniculate
body 80% of the fibres pass to the visual cortex at the back of the brain giving
sight. The remaining 20% of the fibres do not go to the visual cortex but
go to the superior colliculus where the visual information is integrated with
the other sensory systems - auditory, vestibular, proprioceptive, and tactile.
Vision is not simply sight, but is the result of
taking meaning from processing all sensory input and relating it to previous
experience. Vision is then used to direct action both physical and mental.
Vision and the direction of action takes place in at least 36 places in the
cortex and thalamus. Vision is seeing
with meaning, understanding and purpose, and is the dominant process in human
behaviour. Behavioural Optometrists work with sight and vision.
The BABO Reference Bibliography is divided into six sections. The first section
contains references that support the behavioural model and relate to vision,
posture and human development
The
second section begins with an introduction explaining near point stress and
continues with references on the role of lenses in the management of near point
stress.
The
third section contains references on the behavioural
use of prisms.
The fourth,
fifth and sixth sections include references
on the role of Optometric Vision Therapy (OVT) in vergence and accommodation
disorders, oculomotor dysfunction, and strabismus and amblyopia respectively.
Section
titles:
1. References
that support the Behavioural Model of vision and relate to vision, posture and
human development
2. References on the role of lenses in the management of near point stress
3. References on the use of prisms
4.
References on the role of Optometric Vision Therapy (OVT) in vergence and
accommodation disorders
5.
References on the role of OVT in oculomotor dysfunction
6.
References on the role of OVT in the treatment of strabismus and amblyopia
For
a full list of the references, please apply by email to Christine
Hancock at admin@babo.co.uk
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