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SUMMARY:Recruiting Cranial Nerves To Help With Tough Strabismus Cases-Dr. Amy Thomas
DESCRIPTION:Recruiting Cranial Nerves to Help with the Tough Strabismus Cases Presented by Amy Thomas\, OD\, FOVDR \nJoin Dr. Amy Thomas\, OD\, FOVDR\, a board-certified optometrist and international speaker specializing in vision development\, rehabilitation\, therapeutic lenses\, syntonic phototherapy\, and vision therapy\, for this dynamic lecture.​ \nLecture Overview\nExplore innovative strategies for recruiting cranial nerves—particularly III\, IV\, and VI—to tackle challenging strabismus cases that resist conventional vision therapy. Dr. Thomas draws from her extensive experience\, including over 600 hours of post-doctorate education and hands-on work with brain injury patients at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center\, to reveal practical techniques that enhance ocular motor control and binocular alignment.​ \nKey Learning Objectives\n\nUnderstand the neurophysiological role of cranial nerves in strabismus persistence and how targeted recruitment overcomes fixation and fusion deficits.\nApply Dr. Thomas’s real-world protocols\, informed by her personal vision therapy journey and Tucson practice\, for integrating syntonic phototherapy and therapeutic lenses to support nerve retraining.\nGain actionable insights from case studies of “tough” patients\, mirroring OEPF’s emphasis on interactive\, confidence-building CE for behavioral optometrists.​\n\nWhy Attend\nDr. Thomas transformed her own vision challenges through therapy discovered in optometry school at Pacific University\, fueling her passion for helping patients who “read\, study\, and interact with the world” like she once did. This lecture aligns with OEPF’s 2026 strabismus focus and Clinical Curriculum Courses \, offering tools to elevate your VT outcomes.
URL:https://www.oepf.org/oepf-course/recruiting-cranial-nerves-to-help-with-tough-strabismus-cases-dr-amy-thomas/
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