Speaker: Jeremy Shumaker, OD
Date: Friday, February 17, 2017
Time: 12:30-2pm

Children with developmental disabilities or delays are much more likely to suffer from vision problems that affect reading and learning. More importantly, many children are mis-labeled as having attention deficit or dyslexia when in fact they have a primary vision problem that is the major contributor to their academic difficulties. It is crucial for these children to have a developmental eye exam before settling on final diagnoses. This presentation will describe the vision problems that impact reading and learning and how they overlap with dyslexia, ADHD, and other common neurological disorders. Screening techniques will also be discussed to better aid mental health professionals with referrals to the appropriate eye care professional.

Dr. Jeremy Shumaker, OD is a pediatric and developmental optometrist with his partner, Dr. David Grisham, with offices in San Rafael and San Francisco. He also works as an assistant clinical professor at UC Berkeley School of Optometry. The majority of his clients have learning-related vision problems, which are more common in individuals with neurological disorders such as ADHD, dyslexia, and autism-spectrum disorder. His practices specializes in the therapeutic application of vision exercises which harness children and adults' inherent neuro-plasticity to improve deficient visual skills and for performance enhancement in reading and sports.

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