What is Oculomotor Dysfucntion?

[SteveEvets]

     My son suffers of an eye conditition called Oculomotor Dysfunction. He has the problem since he was a kid. What kind of eye doctor can treat it?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS]

Oculomotor Dysfunction is a very vague term that is wildly over-diagnosed by non-physician, limited care eye providers (optometrists). It is often used as the basis for expensive and scientifically unproven "visual therapy".

If your son was diagnosed by an optometrist and has been seen a real MD eye physician (ophthalmologist), then I would strongly suggest you have he see a pediatric/strabismus ophthalmologist.

Perhaps your pediatrician can suggest one or you can use the Fina An Eye MD feature at www.aao.org and find one in your geographic area.

JCH III MD Eye Physician and Surgeon