Hello Patricia, I have had a similar situation where a student was not showing very many issues as yet with vision loss due to RP. I put him on monitor basis with a minimal amount of time every semester, (if I remember correctly it was 60 minutes every semester). That way I could keep tabs on him and make sure that everything continued well. I also gave his teacher and staff a reference of what to be looking for in case his vision deteriorated. I hope this helps! Whitney C. Matheson TVI, COMS Roanoke City Public Schools Vision Program phone number: 540-853-2284 ________________________________________ From: AERNet <aernet-bounces@lists.aerbvi.org> on behalf of aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org <aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org> Sent: Monday, February 6, 2017 8:09 AM To: aernet@lists.aerbvi.org Subject: AERNet Digest, Vol 126, Issue 2 Send AERNet mailing list submissions to aernet@lists.aerbvi.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.aerbvi.org/mailman/listinfo/aernet_lists.aerbvi.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to aernet-request@lists.aerbvi.org You can reach the person managing the list at aernet-owner@lists.aerbvi.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of AERNet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Vision Therapy (marymorsesped@aol.com) 2. Top 10 Reasons its COOL to be a SCHOOL for the Blind (Olson, Paul H.) 3. Kudos to Comcast NBC Universal (Jane Harty) 4. PT - Research on use of orthotics and prosthetics with toddlers who are VI? (Grace Ambrose Zaken) 5. Intervention in advance of an anticipated diagnosis of Retinosis Pigmentosa (Patricia Rosen) 6. Re: [OandM] [OrientationAndMobility] PT - Research on use of orthotics and prosthetics with toddlers who are VI? (Grace Ambrose Zaken) 7. Re: [OrientationAndMobility] PT - Research on use of orthotics and prosthetics with toddlers who are VI? (Grace Ambrose Zaken) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2017 06:26:26 -0500 From: marymorsesped@aol.com To: aernet@lists.aerbvi.org Subject: Vision Therapy Message-ID: <15a03b9b3df-79cd-3c85@webprd-m81.mail.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" "So will an eye report with normal acuities and full visual fields make it less likely that the TVI would explore this possibility?" No! Actually many individuals with normal or near normal visual acuity are the ones most likely to be missed. They also may have a lower field loss that is not picked up. But many individuals (students and adults alike) are the very ones who struggle the most. These people are not like my daughter, for example, who had optometric vision therapy. It did wonders for her. But she did not have neurological challenges. Many individuals may not have a diagnosed neurological problem because people do not have brain scans unless there is a dramatic event requiring such testing. But there are lots of benchmarks beyond the eye report, including intake information and observations, that really should be looked at before automatically deciding that someone with normal visual acuity does or does not qualify for a closer look. For those of you who are concerned about this, or may not feel you have the expertise, you might find AFB's Vision and the Brain - Lueck, A. & Dutton, G., Eds. a very helpful resource. Mary Morse, Ph.D.