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Upon speaking to our doctor, she says to wait and see if the neurologist we will see in January wants him to see an opthamologist. (There are other health concerns that warrant a visit to a neurologist.) However, the school pscyhologist who administered the test recommended taking him to see a pediatric optometrist for a vision test. I am not sure which route to take.
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First take your child to the neurologist to see if there are any physical neurological problems that need to be addressed. If there are no neurological problems, then see a pediatric optometrist.
Pediatric optometrists, also called behavioral optometrists, specialize in visual perceptual problems. Ophthalmologists and some pediatric optometrists do not. They will generally be checking to see if a child needs glasses and if the eyes are healthy. A behavioral optometrist will do special tests that address the visual perceptual issues. For more information on visual percectual problems and how they can affect your child and to find a qualified behavioral optometrist go to http://www.children-special-needs.org/. Feel free to email me if you have further questions or I can be of service.
I would start with the optometrist, have them perform a thorough examination, and based on those results, go from there. Its possible he/she just needs a pair of glasses. If its something that requires a specialist, your optometrist will refer you to someone.
An optometrist can give you the information that you need. They are trained for visual perception, but if your child has other concerns that might be the cause of this, and might need further testing, an opthamologist would be better. Basically the only difference is the opthalmologist can do surgery on the eye. (I’m sure that there are a few other reasons too)
I take a quick trip to a optometrist, they probably don’t need to be specialized. My youngest had this problem with the school administered tests, then scored perfectly on the one in the doc’s office everytime.