Optometric Vision Development & Rehabilitation Association

31/10/2025

THREE DAYS AND COUNTING! Registration for the OVDRA Annual Meeting opens Monday! 🐎✨

We’re heading to Louisville, KY — where the spirit is strong, the learning is deep, and the Vision Therapy community comes together to move the profession forward.

✅ Early Bird Registration available exclusively to members who have renewed through 2026, so RENEW NOW!

👉 Start Here To Renew: https://www.covd.org/page/benefitsofmembership

📅 See the Schedule: vtmeeting.com/schedule-2026

🌐 Learn More: vtmeeting.com

Giddy Up — Louisville Awaits! 🌟🐎

30/10/2025

📚 Dyslexia Through an Optometric Lens 👓

Join us on Dec. 7th, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET for a powerful virtual education session exploring how visual skills impact reading and dyslexia. Learn how fixation, binocular stability, and eye movement control influence decoding, and how targeted optometric assessments and vision therapy complement language-based approaches.

🧠👁️ Gain practical insights to improve patient outcomes and communication with families and educators.

🎤 Presented by: Dr. Robert Lederman, MCOOptom, FOVDR
✅ COPE-Qualified | 1 Hour CE

👉 Register now! - https://www.covd.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2001472

29/10/2025

🚀 New Resource Alert!

We’re thrilled to share our newly launched Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) education pages — created to support patients, parents, and healthcare professionals with clear, trustworthy information on the visual impact of brain injury and the powerful role of neuro-optometric rehabilitation.

Whether you're guiding a patient through recovery, seeking clarity for a loved one, or expanding your clinical knowledge, these pages are designed to educate, empower, and connect you to the right resources. 🧠✨

Explore the new ABI section now and help bring hope, understanding, and vision care to those who need it most. 👇
🔗 https://www.covd.org/page/abidirector

24/10/2025

Tour de Optometry UPDATE! 🤩🤩🤩

The tour recently visited Southern College of Optometry!

Each year, the Tour de Optometry visits optometry schools across North America to share the message about practicing vision therapy.

The speakers' goals are to show students what vision therapy can do for their future practices, to share the difference vision therapy can make in the lives of their future patients, and to tell them how OVDRA can help them achieve both.

Want to learn more about the Tour de Optometry: https://www.covd.org/page/Tour

24/10/2025

Check out this EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY offered by OVDRA!

Learn More Here: https://www.covd.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2001472

23/10/2025

October is Learning Disabilities Awareness Month! Check out this amazing video to better understand the link between Vision and Learning!

This is the month to take the next step and have your child evaluated by a Developmental Optometrist, who is trained to assess all the visual skills needs for learning!

Learn More About the Link Between Vision & Learning HERE: https://www.covd.org/page/learning

Find a Developmental Optometrist Near You: https://locate.covd.org/

Check out this amazing video to better understand the link between Vision and Learning!

22/10/2025

Attending Vision By Design?

🎉 Be sure to stop by and visit OVDRA at Booth 107! We would love to connect and hear what’s happening in your corner of the VT world. 👀✨ Come say hello, grab some goodies, and learn about exciting updates we have in store for 2026. Hope to see you there! 🙌

20/10/2025

October is Learning Disabilities Awareness Month! Check out this amazing video to better understand the link between Vision and Learning!

This is the month to take the next step and have your child evaluated by a Developmental Optometrist, who is trained to assess all the visual skills needs for learning!

Learn More About the Link Between Vision & Learning HERE: https://www.covd.org/page/learning

Find a Developmental Optometrist Near You: https://locate.covd.org/

18/10/2025

Tour de Optometry Update! 👏👏👏

The tour recently stopped at with Dr. Brandee Nelson (faculty liaison) and OVDRA President, Dr. Patrick Quaid, presenting!

Each year, the Tour de Optometry visits optometry schools across North America to share the message about practicing vision therapy.

The speakers' goals are to show students what vision therapy can do for their future practices, to share the difference vision therapy can make in the lives of their future patients, and to tell them how OVDRA can help them achieve both.

Want to learn more about the Tour de Optometry: https://www.covd.org/page/Tour

17/10/2025

🎉 What a Week! 🎉

Vision Therapist Appreciation Week was an incredible celebration of the heart and soul of vision therapy. Our amazing therapists who bring skill, passion, and care to every patient they serve!

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s VT Appreciation Week Aspire Vision Care! Thank you for helping spread the love for Vision Therapists.

From heartfelt shout-outs to fun office surprises, your creativity and enthusiasm lit up the week! Together, we celebrated the professionals who transform lives one session at a time. 💙

👏 A huge thank-you to everyone who joined in, shared photos, and helped make this year’s VT Appreciation Week one to remember. You can still visit our website to see highlights and continue the celebration:

https://www.covd.org/page/VTWeek

16/10/2025

Case Reports are due Friday, October 17th! One step closer to the finish line! 👏👏👏

15/10/2025

HAVE YOU HEARD THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT? 🏇

The 2026 Annual Meeting schedule has officially arrived — and we’re off and running!
Just like race day at Churchill Downs, success comes down to preparation, timing, and finding your winning stride.

📅 Registration opens this November

Stay sharp. Stay ahead. Stay in the race.

👉 Learn more: vtmeeting.com/schedule-2026