Become Board Certified in vision development, vision therapy, and vision rehabilitation by completing the OVDRA Fellowship certification process!

Embark on your journey towards Fellowship with Dr. Joanna Carter from the Mentorship Committee.

If the Fellowship process has crossed your mind, but the starting point seemed elusive, watch this one-hour presentation for your opportunity to learn more!

About Fellow

It is recommended you review the following materials along with the certification guide prior to completing the application for the FOVDR Process:

Fee Summary

2026 Timeline

Timeline for Residents

Certification Application Guide

FOVDR

• Application

• Certification Guide

FOVDR-A

• Application

• Certification Guide

Learning Objectives, Critical Concepts and Study References

Recommended Study References

ADA Compliance Guides 

Candidate Appeals Policy

Code of Conduct

MCE Instructions and Registration

Multiple Choice Examination Topic Breakdown

Multiple Choice Examination Exam Guidelines

Strategies for completing a Multiple-Choice Exam

FOVDR

Guided Study Fee Payment

Exam Fee Payment

FOVDR-A

Application Payment

Oral Exam Fee Payment

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Section 1 - Lens Application - Refractive Conditions

• Characteristics of Spectacle Lenses
• Overminus Lens Therapy for intermittent exotropia
• Lenses & Behavior
• Rx Relieving Prism for BV Problems

Section 2 - Visual Development

• Children with Untreated Intermittent Exotropia
• Visual Impairment in Preschool Children
• Exam for Infants & Young Children
• Reading disabled children versus controls
• Ocular Component Development in Childhood
• Hyperopia Prescribing – PEDIG
  

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
  
• Randomized Trial of Treatment of Amblyopia in children aged 7 to 17 years
  
• The Course of Moderate Amblyopia Treated With Patching in Children

Section 4 - Learning Related Vision Problems & Visual Perception

• Assoc of ADHD and vision problems
• Neurological-Behavioral Model of Dyslexia
• Convergence Insufficiency in Children
• Outcome of Visual Rehab on Oculomotor Visual Processing
• Oculomotor Testing
• Therapy for Intermittent Exotropia

Section 5 - Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation

• Vergence, accommodations, and visual tracking in children with concussion
• Neuroplasticity-Teaching an Old Brain New Tricks
• Adults with Symptomatic Convergence Insufficiency
• Oculo-Visual Evaluation of the patient with TBI
• Treatment of Concussion-Related CI
• 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

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How to Use Your Professional Designation

As an active certified constituent, you are able to utilize your credential as part of your professional signatures. We suggest the order of degree, licensure and then your certifications. 

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