Dr. Cummings

Hi, I’m Dr. Randy Cummings.  I have been practicing general and behavioral optometry for 28 years, and am now dividing my time between two practices, with one focusing on general optometry (eye and vision exams, glasses, contact lenses, etc.), and one offering services related to a more specialized behavioral optometry.

You may not have heard of behavioral optometry. Let me explain. A behavioral optometrist does not think of vision as an eye function but rather as a brain and mind function. A person may have 20/20 eyesight and still have poor vision. By that I mean that he is not proficient at visual processing or visual thinking. He sees the words on the page clearly, but he cannot read with comprehension and retention.

Visual thinking is a complex process involving components such as gross motor, fine motor, ocular motor, peripheral vision, tracking, convergence, divergence, near and far focusing, depth perception, visual memory, and visualization.

So the goal of behavioral optometry is not only to improve binocular vision, but to help with visual thinking, problem solving, comprehension, and memory. This type of work is accomplished through vision enhancement therapy using lenses, prisms, and visual therapy exercises.