Become Board Certified in Vision Development and Vision Therapy by completing the COVD Fellowship certification process!

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• Fellowship Multiple Choice Examination and Oral Interview Payment Form
• Fellowship Open-Book Questions and Case Reports Payment Form

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Fellowship (FCOVD)

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Academic Fellowship (FCOVD-A)

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Study Materials

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Section 1 - Lens Application - Refractive Conditions

• Charateristics of Spectacle Lenses
• Clinical Management of Myopia
• Effectiveness of Bifocal Control of Myopia
• Lenses & Behavior
• Rx Relieving Prism for BV Problems

Section 2 - Visual Development

• Basis for Visual Development Prenatal Through Infancy
• Developmental Aspect of Child Vision
• Exam for Infants & Young Children
• Infant Visual Development
• Significance of Developmental Milestones
• Visual Perception & Cognitive Development
• Why Motor Development is Important

Section 3 - Strabismus - Amblyopia

• A Comparison of Atropine and Patching Treatments for Moderate Amblyopia
• A Randomized Trial of Atropine Regimens for Tx of Moderate Amblyopia in Children
• A Randomized Trial of Prescribed Patching Regimens for Tx of Severe Amblyopia in Children
• Alternatives to Occlusion
• A Binocular Approach to Amblyopia Tx
• Management of Div. Excess Exotropia
• Randomized Trial of Treatment of Amblyopia in children aged 7 to 17 years
• Rationale for refractive correction, occlusion & active therapy for amblyopia treatment
• The Course of Moderate Amblyopia Treated With Patching in Children

Section 4 - Learning Related Vision Problems & Visual Perception

• Learning disabilities, dyslexia, and vision - a subject review
• Neurological-Behavioral Model of Dyslexia
• Optometry & Learning Disability
• Vis Procession & Oc Motility in Learning Disabled

Section 5 - Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation

• Neuro-Optometric Rehab of TBI or CVA Patients
• Neuroplasticity-Teaching an Old Brain New Tricks
• Oculomotor Rehab in TBI Patients
• Oculo-Visual Evaluation of the patient with TBI
• Visual Function in patients at a VA
• Visual Profile of Patients with Brain Trauma
• Visually symptomatic individuals with ABI - A Retrospective Study

Section 6 - Miscellaneous Topics

• A Behavioral Approach to Vision & Autism
• Peripheral Awareness
• Randomized clinical trial of treatments for Convergence Insufficiency in Children
• Randomized clinical trial of treatments for symptomatic Convergence Insufficiency in Children
• Streff Syndrome, A Lit Review
• Understanding visual symptoms of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder