Forwarding this announcement on request from a friend, colleague and fellow AER member. From: Rempel, Johan [mailto:jrempel3@gatech.edu] Webinar: Vision Therapy, a Non-Surgical Treatment for Many Common Visual Conditions Join AMAC at Georgia Tech and Georgia AER for this one-hour, ACVREP-approved webinar presented by Dr. Cynthia Greenacre from the VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. ACVREP CEU's are being offered for COMS, CLVT, CVRT, and CATIS. For additional details, and to register, visit Georgia AER's homepage: www.gaaer.org<http://www.gaaer.org> When: Thursday, Sept. 21st, 2017: 3:00pm to 4:00pm EST Cost: $25.00 (+$2.37 processing fee) Who Should Attend this Webinar? If you work with individuals who experience vision loss, learning more about what Optometric Vision Therapy is, and isn't, may prove to be very beneficial. Providing resources to others, understanding the strengths and limitations of Optometric Vision Therapy and those whom it may benefit, and how the profession can be supported and reinforced through other professions are some of the reasons why this webinar will be beneficial. What is Optometric Vision Therapy? According to the AOA, it is "a sequence of neurosensory and neuromuscular activities individually prescribed and monitored by the doctor to develop, rehabilitate and enhance visual skills and processing." Bio of Presenter: Dr. Greenacre has worked with special needs populations that include vision impairment and cognitive deficits/brain injuries since 1988. She has been employed as a Polytrauma Blind/Vision Rehabilitation Specialist at McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia for over 7 years. Dr. Greenacre holds certifications, and supporting degree work, in Orientation and Mobility, Low Vision Therapy, Vision Rehabilitation, Brain Injury, and special education certificates/endorsements in Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment, Learning Disabilities, Mental Disabilities and Cross Categorical/Multiple Disabilities. Dr. Greenacre's decades of experience as a practitioner for people with vision loss, and her extensive experience and contributions within the VA's medical model, affords her a keen understanding of the cross-pollination and multidisciplinary approach required to maximize individuals' adjustment and independence when experiencing vision loss.