Externship Site
WOW Vision Therapy
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
3152 Peregrine Dr., NE Ste C205
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Grand Rapids
MI
49512
U.S.A.
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Midwest U.S.
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Description
We are a vision therapy only clinic. We have 7 full time therapists, 1 part time therapist and 2 full time patient care coordinators. We see patients of all ages with developmental vision delays and traumatic brain injuries for weekly or biweekly vision therapy sessions.
Learning Objectives:
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Improve the extern’s ability to diagnose and treat binocular, accommodative and oculomotor dysfunctions & better understand the principals & models of vision associated with the techniques used in vision development & optometric vision therapy.
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Develop the knowledge & understanding of how to develop a vision therapy patient & what procedures to apply in the correct hierarchal sequence for optimal results.
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
45
How many are full exams?
How many are special testing?
45
How many are observation only?
5
Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
Contact for externship liason:
Alyssa Parz, OD
aparz@wowvision.net
616-447-1444
Arrival procedure for students:
Contact Dr.Parz 6 weeks prior to start of rotation. On first day, report to WOW Grand Rapids office at 9:00am for a tour of the office and introduction to the team. They will meet with the office manager and lead therapist to learn the office procedures and receive their vision therapy binder.
Attending Staff - Full Time:
Alyssa Parz, OD (Pediatrics / Vision Therapy, Vision Rehabilitation)
Dan Fortenbacher, OD (Pediatrics / Vision Therapy, Vision Rehabilitation)
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Additional Information:
Click here to review onboarding requirements. If you do not see your site listed on Sharepoint, contact your preceptor directly.
Student Review
"I knew going into this rotation that it would be primarily Vision Therapy and that is why I chose it. I learned even more than I expected to about vision therapy and all of the protocols, referrals, and monitoring that needs to be done. This site helped me to realize what I want to do with my future in optometry and motivated me to pursue a residency in pediatrics/vision therapy."
Pediatrics/Vision Therapy
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Peds/BV/Advanced CL/VR (Specialty 3)
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Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
5:00 pm
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Additional Info about Hours:
Private
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