Dr. Brelvi, a SUNY: Optometry graduate and an 18-year veteran of
Clinical Optometry, throws down the gauntlet to the next generation
of Vision Therapy clinicians, not only in the US but also around
the world. He challenges them to adopt a much-needed optometric
model in the Cognitive Neurosciences, in order to effectively
address the burgeoning fields of Autism, various Neurological
Dysfunctions and Learning Disabilities. According to Dr. Brelvi,
the frontiers of scientific discovery are defined as much by the
tools available for clinical observation and monitoring as by
conceptual innovation. Optometrists or Optometric physicians have
historically studied the visual system in toto to understand the
subtle nuances associated with a spectrum of learning disabilities.
Dr. Brelvi feels that the time is now ripe for Optometry to broaden
its scientific horizons and venture into the Cognitive realm of
neurological dysfunctions. By introducing the new discipline of
Cognitive Optometry, Dr. Brelvi envisions fellow clinicians to
recognize the key role played by the visual system in the complex
process of cognition, which gives rise to the gift of sentience in
modern Homo sapiens. In his view, what marks Cognitive Optometry as
an emerging discipline in the Neuro-Clinical Sciences is the study
of anomalous mental activity as a visual information-processing
problem. It rests on the premise that our perceptions, thoughts and
social behavior depend on the ability of the visual system to
evaluate and collate sensory information correctly. Perceptual
representations taking place in various regions of the brain need
to be translated into successful goal-oriented behavior in
afflicted patients tohelp lead more productive and rewarding
lifestyles.
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