What are ocular motor skills and how do occupational therapists address it?
[Back to Top] Ocular motor skills refer to how the eyes work together to provide us with one single image. This includes the skills of eye teaming the ability of our eyes to move in and outward as we look close to read or further away toward the front of the classroom and eye movements of saccades and pursuits which refers to smooth coordinated movements necessary to find objects in our environment and for reading. These skills are separate from visual acuity which is the ability of our eyes to see clear images.The occupational therapists at Capital Kids Occupational Therapy, LLC have had specialized training in ocular motor skills. We are not vision therapists or behavioral optometrists, but we often work under the direction of behavioral optometrists. Occupational therapists are not skilled in the use of lenses or other specialized optometric tools. Occupational therapists are trained in visual motor therapy and techniques.
