Schools Need Binocular Vision Screening

Excellent advocacy efforts by Lynda Rimke!

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I read about an appeal to write my congressman from the “Let Them See Clearly Campaign” to add binocular vision screening to a bill, as posted in a DIY Vision Therapy Group I belong to on Facebook.

I emailed a rather lengthy letter to my House Representative about three weeks ago, using the campaign’s information, and adding my own research and brief personal story. I haven’t heard back, but hope to. It seems to me that adding binocular vision screening to this bill would be a good fit. Here’s why:

To the Honorable ….

re. H.R 3535 the “Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act” in Committee

Dear …..

H.R 3535 should add screening for binocular vision (BV) impairment to the vision screening protocol to identify students with visual disabilities.* BV is tested via an assessment of eye focusing, eye teaming, and eye movement abilities (accommodation, binocular vision, ocular motility.)**

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