PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
Michael T. Cron, O.D.

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My major professional efforts have been in the broad area of pediatric optometry. This has resulted in tangential interest in special needs populations and public health issues.

Areas that I teach, have researched, and/or have experience in clinical practice include: (for more information on a particular topic, go to the link)

infant's vision

            - normal development of vision and visual skills and capabilities
            - visual acuity testing
            - the necessity of early eye exams for infant

A national public health program of the American Optometric Association

- the need for preschool exams

child development

vision screening

            - the importance of doing it well
            - effective techniques
            - in-school teacher vision screening on selected and referred children

vision therapy

vision and learning

            - visual information processing skills
                    clinical assessment
            - reading disability (or what some would call dyslexia)
            - risk factors for vision and learning problems

genetic syndromes with visual complications as a major part of their presentation

acquired brain injury (including traumatic brain injury)

- visual complications
- included both here and under information processing skills is the area of neuropsychology

For your interest/assistance, I have included a glossary of terms .

Links to Organizations of Interest:

College of Optometrists in Vision Development American Public Health Association

American Optometric Association Michigan Public Health Association

Michigan Optometric Association National Board of Examiners in Optometry

American Academy of Optometry Learning Disabilities Association

Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association International

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This site is intended to provide information abou the author and to raise awareness of potential vision problems in children. It was designed and reviewed by the author to ensure the accuracy of its content. This site is not intended, however, as a substitute for a complete eye exam and professional advice from your family optometrist. Parents, teachers, and related professionals have permission to copy and distribute information contained in the site for educational purposes only with the condition that each page is copied in its entirety with the URL (www.ferris.edu/faculty/cronm) included. However, all publishing rights are reserved. Direct inquiries to Michael T. Cron, O.D. at cronm@ferris.edu .