As someone with strabismus (a crossed eye) who grew up struggling with depth perception, reading fatigue, and confidence in the classroom, I know firsthand how much vision problems can impact a child’s life.
Those challenges are the reason I do what I do today.
Because vision therapy isn’t accessible in most places, I teach healthcare providers, therapists, and educators how to recognize and support hidden visual dysfunctions, so they can better help kids who are struggling in school, athletes recovering from injuries, and patients whose symptoms don’t fully make sense yet.
Helping Professionals Recognize and Treat Vision Problems That Are Often Missed
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Helping Professionals Recognize and Treat Vision Problems That Are Often Missed
As someone with strabismus (a crossed eye) who grew up struggling with depth perception, reading fatigue, and confidence in the classroom, I know firsthand how much vision problems can impact a child’s life.
Those challenges are the reason I do what I do today.
Because vision therapy isn’t accessible in most places, I teach healthcare providers, therapists, and educators how to recognize and support hidden visual dysfunctions, so they can better help kids who are struggling in school, athletes recovering from injuries, and patients whose symptoms don’t fully make sense yet.
LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. CHELETTE
Professional Education & Training
Dr. Chelette provides clinical training for medical professionals seeking a deeper understanding of how the visual system impacts neurological, behavioral, and functional outcomes.
His sessions go beyond traditional presentations, focusing on how visual dysfunction contributes to symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, reading difficulties, and delayed recovery after concussion—and how to identify when patients may benefit from specialized care.
Through structured, case-based training, Dr. Chelette helps providers better recognize visual components in their patients and integrate this understanding into their clinical decision-making.
His sessions go beyond traditional presentations, focusing on how visual dysfunction contributes to symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, reading difficulties, and delayed recovery after concussion—and how to identify when patients may benefit from specialized care.
Through structured, case-based training, Dr. Chelette helps providers better recognize visual components in their patients and integrate this understanding into their clinical decision-making.
Brain-Based Vision & Learning Presentations
Beyond 20/20 Vision
The Visual System as a Brain Process
Why Symptoms Are Often Misdiagnosed
What Actually Drives Improvement
- Reading fluency
- Attention and classroom performance
- Headaches or fatigue with schoolwork
- Behavioral frustration or avoidance
Dr. Chelette helps providers understand:
- The difference between eyesight and functional vision
- Why standard screenings miss many vision-related learning issues
- Early signs of visual processing and eye coordination problems
- When referral for specialized evaluation is appropriate
This allows pediatric providers to better guide families who are searching for answers beyond traditional explanations.
Dr. Chelette addresses:
- The connection between vision, posture, and movement
- How visual dysfunction contributes to balance and dizziness
- Why patients may struggle with coordination, spatial awareness, or endurance
- How visual-vestibular mismatch impacts rehabilitation outcomes
Understanding this relationship helps therapists identify when progress is limited not by effort—but by unresolved visual input issues.
- Headaches with reading or screen use
- Light sensitivity
- Dizziness or disorientation
- Difficulty concentrating
- Visual fatigue or “brain fog”
- Even after imaging is clear
Dr. Chelette’s presentations focus on:
- How the visual system is affected in concussion and mild traumatic brain injury
- Why visual symptoms persist even after other systems stabilize
- The role of eye tracking, binocular coordination, and visual-vestibular integration
- How untreated visual dysfunction can delay overall neurological recovery
This provides neurologists and concussion providers with a clearer pathway to identify patients who may benefit from neuro-optometric rehabilitation.
- Attention difficulties
- Sensory overwhelm
- Anxiety in visually demanding environments
- Avoidance of reading, schoolwork, or screens
- Difficulty sustaining focus despite intervention
In many cases, these symptoms are not purely behavioral or emotional, but driven or amplified by visual processing dysfunction.
Dr. Chelette explains:
- How visual overload can mimic or worsen anxiety and attention issues
- Why some patients resist reading or near work despite strong cognitive ability
- How eye tracking, focusing, and visual integration affect behavior and regulation
- When to consider a visual component in patients not progressing in therapy
This allows behavioral professionals to better differentiate between primary psychological conditions and neurologically-driven visual stress.
Dr. Chelette’s lectures are designed specifically for professionals who work with complex, persistent, or misunderstood symptoms—helping them identify when vision may be a missing piece in diagnosis, treatment, or recovery.
Many patients move through multiple providers — neurology, behavioral therapy, occupational therapy, mental health —without full resolution of their symptoms, not because the care is incorrect, but because one critical system is often overlooked: the visual-brain connection.
Professional development for medical, behavioral, and rehabilitation professionals
Why patients can “see clearly” and still struggle with reading, focus, or daily performance.
How eye movement, coordination, and visual processing impact cognition, behavior, and physical comfort.
How visual dysfunction is commonly mistaken for: ADHD, learning disabilities, anxiety, vestibular disorders, etc
A clear explanation of how the visual system can be evaluated, retrained, and integrated into real-world function
What Actually Drives Improvement
Why Symptoms Are Often Misdiagnosed
The Visual System as a Brain Process
Beyond 20/20 Vision
Most talks about vision focus on eyesight, but Dr. Chelette teaches from a brain-based, neuro-visual perspective, helping audiences understand how vision actually functions as a neurological process. In his lectures, he discusses:
A clear explanation of how the visual system can be evaluated, retrained, and integrated into real-world function
How visual dysfunction is commonly mistaken for: ADHD, learning disabilities, anxiety, vestibular disorders, etc.
Most talks about vision focus on eyesight, but Dr. Chelette teaches from a brain-based, neuro-visual perspective, helping audiences understand how vision actually functions as a neurological process. In his lectures, he discusses:
Why patients can “see clearly” and still struggle with reading, focus, or daily performance.
How eye movement, coordination, and visual processing impact cognition, behavior, and physical comfort.
A Different Kind of Vision Presentation
- Reading fluency
- Attention and classroom performance
- Headaches or fatigue with schoolwork
- Behavioral frustration or avoidance
Dr. Chelette helps providers understand:
- The difference between eyesight and functional vision
- Why standard screenings miss many vision-related learning issues
- Early signs of visual processing and eye coordination problems
- When referral for specialized evaluation is appropriate
This allows pediatric providers to better guide families who are searching for answers beyond traditional explanations.
For pediatricians and developmental providers
Dr. Chelette addresses:
- The connection between vision, posture, and movement
- How visual dysfunction contributes to balance and dizziness
- Why patients may struggle with coordination, spatial awareness, or endurance
- How visual-vestibular mismatch impacts rehabilitation outcomes
Understanding this relationship helps therapists identify when progress is limited not by effort—but by unresolved visual input issues.
For occupational, physical, and vestibular therapists
- Headaches with reading or screen use
- Light sensitivity
- Dizziness or disorientation
- Difficulty concentrating
- Visual fatigue or “brain fog”
- Even after imaging is clear
Dr. Chelette’s presentations focus on:
- How the visual system is affected in concussion and mild traumatic brain injury
- Why visual symptoms persist even after other systems stabilize
- The role of eye tracking, binocular coordination, and visual-vestibular integration
- How untreated visual dysfunction can delay overall neurological recovery
This provides neurologists and concussion providers with a clearer pathway to identify patients who may benefit from neuro-optometric rehabilitation.
For neurologists and concussion specialists
- Attention difficulties
- Sensory overwhelm
- Anxiety in visually demanding environments
- Avoidance of reading, schoolwork, or screens
- Difficulty sustaining focus despite intervention
In many cases, these symptoms are not purely behavioral or emotional, but driven or amplified by visual processing dysfunction.
Dr. Chelette explains:
- How visual overload can mimic or worsen anxiety and attention issues
- Why some patients resist reading or near work despite strong cognitive ability
- How eye tracking, focusing, and visual integration affect behavior and regulation
- When to consider a visual component in patients not progressing in therapy
This allows behavioral professionals to better differentiate between primary psychological conditions and neurologically-driven visual stress.
For behavioral and mental health professionals
Dr. Chelette’s presentations are designed specifically for professionals who work with complex, persistent, or misunderstood symptoms—helping them identify when vision may be a missing piece in diagnosis, treatment, or recovery.
Many patients move through multiple providers — neurology, behavioral therapy, occupational therapy, mental health —without full resolution of their symptoms, not because the care is incorrect, but because one critical system is often overlooked: the visual-brain connection.
Contact Dr. Chelette for a speaking engagement at drchelette@texasvisiontherapy.com
Contact Dr. Chelette for a speaking engagement at drchelette@texasvisiontherapy.com
All presentations are built around the most common—and most misunderstood—visual conditions affecting performance:
All presentations are built around the most common—and most misunderstood—visual conditions affecting performance:
Binocular Vision Dysfunction (BVD)
Dr. Chelette's Core Presentation Topics
Binocular Vision Dysfunction (BVD)
How subtle eye misalignment can lead to chronic symptoms like headaches, anxiety, and visual discomfort.
How subtle eye misalignment can lead to chronic symptoms like headaches, anxiety, and visual discomfort.
Why symptoms like headaches, light sensitivity, and dizziness persist after brain injury.
Why symptoms like headaches, light sensitivity, and dizziness persist after brain injury.
Post-Concussion Vision Problems
Post-Concussion Vision Problems
Why tracking problems lead to skipping lines, slow reading, and fatigue.
Why tracking problems lead to skipping lines, slow reading, and fatigue.
Eye Tracking and Reading Efficiency
Eye Tracking and Reading Efficiency
What visual processing actually means—and why it matters far beyond eyesight.
What visual processing actually means—and why it matters far beyond eyesight.
Visual Processing & Eye-Brain Coordination
Visual Processing & Eye-Brain Coordination
How functional vision issues are often overlooked in both education and healthcare.
How functional vision issues are often overlooked in both education and healthcare.
Hidden Vision Problems That Affect Behavior and Performance
Hidden Vision Problems That Affect Behavior and Performance
Why bright students struggle with reading, attention, and comprehension.
Why bright students struggle with reading, attention, and comprehension.
Vision and Learning: The Missing Link
Vision and Learning: The Missing Link
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Dr. Chelette is comitted to
- Conferences
- Medical presentations
- Parent workshops
- School presentations
- Podcast appearances
Dr. Chelette is comitted to
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