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Expand Your Expertise in Vision Rehabilitation with Leading Experts
Join us for an immersive weekend conference dedicated to advancing your skills and knowledge in vision rehabilitation. This virtual event brings together renowned experts to share innovative strategies, hands-on activities, and real-world case studies, all designed to elevate your therapeutic practice. Whether you aim to improve visual efficiency, develop spatial awareness, or refine complex visual processing methods, this conference equips you with practical tools to drive meaningful client outcomes. Connect with a community of professionals, engage in dynamic learning, and transform your approach to vision therapy—make a lasting impact in your field!
Therapists from around the world join this foundational session, where we’ll review essential vision concepts and terminology. This intermediate-level course builds a shared language and understanding to set the stage for deeper exploration in the following sessions, including insights on recognizing dyslexia.
Explore the crucial connections between spatial awareness, primitive reflexes, and visual processing. This session addresses complex visual challenges like field cuts, inattention, and compressed visual fields, highlighting how non-integrated reflexes affect function. Learn to integrate central and peripheral vision, reflexes, and visual processing to improve balance, posture, and overall outcomes. Designed for vision rehab professionals, this course provides actionable, budget-friendly interventions.
Audience: Physical, Occupational, and Speech therapists; optometrists; pediatricians; and concussion specialists.
Session 2 (Afternoon): Eye-catching Activities for the Remediation of Visual Efficiency SkillsOver half of the brain is dedicated to vision, influencing nearly every aspect of daily function. This 4-hour session dives into visual efficiency, covering saccades, pursuits, vergence, and accommodation. Through activities, video examples, and interactive discussions, you’ll learn to design and adapt activities that strengthen visual efficiency within occupational therapy practice. Participants will leave with targeted treatment plans and modification techniques to meet unique client needs. Ready-to-implement strategies ensure enhanced therapeutic outcomes across all ages.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Audience: Occupational therapists, optometrists/vision therapists, and physical therapists.
Pre-requisites: Foundational understanding of eye movements, vergence, and accommodation.
This 3-hour session offers interactive case studies, covering clinical reasoning, goal-setting, and intervention strategies for pediatric and neurological cases. Participants are encouraged to discuss and deepen their understanding, refining their clinical approach.
Roundtable Discussion:Reflect on the conference insights, share experiences, and collaborate on future educational needs in this closing session, connecting with instructors, hosts, and fellow attendees.
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Suzanne Briggs, OTD, OTR/L, has been practicing occupational therapy in acute, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient throughout her 20-year career. Her area of focus is rehabilitation after neurological events, including vision rehabilitation. She currently works at Centura Hospital Outpatient Rehabilitation Clinic in Colorado Springs, CO. She provides services to children and adults who have experienced acquired brain injuries or other physical/neurological concerns.
Suzanne received her Doctor of Occupational Therapy degree from Salus University in 2023 with a certification in remedial vision rehabilitation. Suzanne graduated Summa Cum Laude and received the Alumni Association Award for Top Graduate. She is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and is interested in research involving remedial vision and acquired brain injury. She is also a member of the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA), which facilitates the collaboration of multiple disciplines for successful outcomes for patients with neurological diagnoses. Suzanne was trained in NDT and is SAEBO certified.
Suzanne developed a passion for remedial vision rehabilitation when working with acquired brain injury patients who had vision limitations. This passion led her to further her education in remedial vision. Suzanne has developed the remedial vision program at her clinic and provides treatment in collaboration with neuro-optometrists. Her patients also benefit from her extensive mCIT, stroke recovery, and concussion knowledge. Suzanne has presented as a guest lecturer at local brain injury support groups, universities, and hospital professionals.
Suzanne provides her patients with evidence-based treatments to improve vision limitations and improve vision-related function. She plans to use her degree to advance the support of occupational therapy’s role in remedial vision rehabilitation through research, education, and successful patient care.
Alicia Reiser, PPOTD, MS OTR/L, ADHD-CRP graduated from Misericordia University in 2001 with her Master’s degree and found her passion shortly thereafter within the neurological population. After several years in inpatient rehab centers, she transitioned settings to outpatient where she established her love for vision and wanted to learn more. She obtained her clinical doctorate in vision remediation from Salus at Drexel University (Philadelphia College of Optometry) in 2018 and grew her private practice to treat those with concussion and other brain-based diagnoses. She works closely with optometry and uses a collaborative approach when treating visual inefficiencies, using an integrative model to improve her patient’s brain, body, function and life.
Locally, she is on the Cedar Crest College Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program Advisory Board. Her published research includes Concussion-Related Vision Disorder Practice Patterns in Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy Curricula Patterns for Acquired Brain Injury-Related Vision Disorders for Entry-Level Programs. Most recently, she has co-authored 2 chapters in Dr. Mitchell Scheiman’s Understanding and Managing Visual Deficits: A Guide for Occupational Therapists. Alicia is an ADHD certified rehab provider and has a special interest in those with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Financial Disclosure: Alicia Reiser has an employment relationship with NeuroOT Consulting. She receives honoraria from CIAO Seminars for the presentation of this course and paid royalties on sale of authored books from Amazon. She is an affiliate for TruVaga Vagus Nerve Stimulator.
Robert Constantine, OTR\L is a 1997 graduate of University of Alabama at Birmingham Occupational Therapy program where he was awarded the Charles Brooks Award for Creativity. He has practiced in home health, and skilled nursing contexts and spent 9 years as the clinical specialist in brain injury at the West Florida Rehabilitation Institute where he developed a passion for evidenced-based treatment, sharing information and the functional effects of the visual system. Beginning in 2013, he enjoyed a 3 year tenure at an optometry practice where he learned techniques working closely with low vision, pediatric and adult optometrists. He has received Clinical Level 1 and 2 training offered by the Neuro-Optometric Rehab Association. He was also instructed in sports vision training working with the High Performance Vision Associates, a national group of optometrists that offer sports vision screenings to elite athletes. He developed specialized Drag Racing Glasses and has worked with NHRA Sportsman and Professional Drag Racers. He continues to provide vision rehabilitation services to pediatric and adult patients at the Pearl Nelson Center and Kindred at Home in Pensacola, Florida. Robert has been a national and international presenter for since 2016. His courses are engaging and full of personal experience and the latest evidence-based research.
Financial Disclosure: Rob receives honoraria from CIAO Seminars for the presentation of this course. Non-Financial Disclosure: None
Amber Fessler, OTD, MS, OTR/L is a pediatric occupational therapist of eighteen years residing in Rapid City, SD. She
graduated from the University of Mary with a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy in 2004 and completed her
Doctorate of Occupational Therapy with a specialty certification in Remedial Vision Rehabilitation from Salus University in
2020. Amber has a diverse clinical background in pediatrics having worked in early intervention, public school, outpatient,
and vision therapy clinic settings. Currently, she is the owner and occupational therapy practitioner of a private practice
focusing on pediatrics with learning-related vision deficits in close collaboration with optometry doctors. She is a
contributing author for book chapters in the upcoming 4th Edition of Understanding and Managing Vision Deficits: A Guide
for Occupational Therapists and published research on occupational therapy and optometry collaboration in the care of
pediatric patients in the Vision Development and Rehabilitation journal.
MICHELLE MIODUSZEWSKI, MS, OTR/L, has been professionally presenting since 2005 for healthcare organizations, continuing education contracts, and other venues. She also consults for legal, education, and professional situations. Currently, Ms. Mioduszewski owns and operates Niagara Therapy, LLC, a team-oriented practice based in Erie, PA that offers OT, PT, and SLP to adults and children with neurological concerns.
She has been the AOTA Administration and Management Chairperson for the Rehabilitation and Disability Special Interest Section, National MS Society Board of Trustees, and is a National MS Society Partner in Care Designation. She was the youngest person to receive the Delta Sigma Award from the Marguerite D’Youville College Honor Society and was named 40 under 40 by the Erie Reader.
A published writer by AOTA Press, she also teaches on topics such as leadership, stress management, IASTM, Neuro-Rehab/Neuro-Handling, vision rehabilitation, cognition, spasticity, ergonomics and complex wheelchair evaluations. Some attendees have said, “Your dynamic personality kept me engaged...She was very approachable, professional, and made the lecture feel at ease… Knowledgeable, energetic, and interactive…”
The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
CIAO Automatically reports to CE Broker for Florida Occupational and Physical Therapists and Assistants. Florida SLPs can either use the ASHA CE Participant Form (Bubble Sheet) or self-submit through CE Broker.
CIAO is recognized on the NBCOT Provider Registry (meets PDU requirements for NBCOT)
This was seriously one of the best continuing education courses I've taken. It has helped answer a lot of questions I had in the outpatient adult neuro population--everything from ethics to screening tools to communication with ODs in the community. Thank you so much! I have no comments other than how can we get more interventions (a new therapists biggest qualm) but for real, there was plenty, so thank you all! :)
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
Wonderful, clear presentation. Good foundation knowledge
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
This was a fantastic course. I have taken other vision courses....this one expanded on what I already knew. I found the first section on day 2 a little hard to follow. It would be helpful to have more time to review the presentation. (i.e. 1 month instead of 2 weeks) as there was a lot of information provided and I found it helpful to re-watch it (that being said, you kindly offered an extra week when I asked about this...thank-you:)
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
This was an awesome course. It was so packed with information that it was overwhelming at times and intimidating. I was more familiar with the pediatric interventions and low tech interventions in school based practice. However, it was an excellent preparation for stretching my skills and maybe expanding into working with an OD in some capacity as an OT. All the speakers were excellent and knowledgeable. They had exposed me to assessment and tons of treatment strategies.
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
Absolutely incredible information presented!!!!! Very helpful. I love that the range of low tech to high tech options are presented. Would like some more help on home program ideas that clients will actually follow through on. Hard to get their buy in. Even simple activities they don't complete. How do you get their accountability. Also would love some discussion about "frequency" of services. Number of sessions per week, length of sessions, length of treatment..... I watched the replay, so was unable to put questions in the chat. Thank you so much for putting on another Summit!!!!! Sooooo helpful!!!!!
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
I wish I had longer access to the information.... It was a lot of information and I wish I could go back as a review. More information tailored for the school-based therapists and how we can make a difference with this information in the schools. Most of your panel was outpatient... our worlds are totally different but we too are seeing these kiddos... what can we do to help... This is where I am interested in next year when you are proposing how to put together a vision program... how can I implement this in schools.... While I received notice that I had only a certain amount of time to finish the course, I did not receive a reminder of when the course started. Next time please send those who signed up notice a week or a few days prior to. LOVED THIS COURSE!!!! As a school-based OT I feel like some material was over my head (That's ok I will go back over my notes to learn and study more on my own) but I really enjoyed this course and have already started using these activities with my kiddos. Thanks to all the presenters!!!
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
Thank you so much! This was the most incredible course! I would love a toys and tools course!
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
Wow! What a course! All of the presenters were amazing! Very well done!
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
The presentation was very pediatric focused and very outpatient focused. I work as an OT in inpatient rehab and would have loved to hear from a presenter from an inpatient setting, as well as treatment techniques for the adult population in this type of setting (CVA, acute TBI, MS,.. even Parkinsons).
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
Can't wait to do it again! Love the team we have created!
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
While I loved this course, it was like drinking from a fire hose. Tried to cover too much content rather than spending more time on a few key topics. Would also allow for more time for clarification and questions. Saving questions for the end may have helped time management, but I was not able to get clarity on topics in real-time to comprehend some material. For example, I still do not understand the point of accommodation and the point of convergence because I was not able to ask for clarification at the time. Ideas for future topics: - Perceptual skills and interventions (e.g. figure ground, pattern recognition, visual closure, visual-spatial orientation, etc.) - Vision deficits and interventions for neurodegenerative populations (dementia, MS, PD, etc.) - Anti-suppression strategies - Hands-on practice/demos of equipment (for in-person attendees) - How to build up a vision practice
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
Great course. All presenters were very knowledgeable and excellent answering all our questions. CIAO hosting the course did an amazing job by offering many small things to make us all feel important and comfortable during the live in person sessions.
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
It was great to be in studio and to be able to engage with everyone in person. CIAO does a great job hosting and organizing. I would highly recommend CIAO for cont ed.
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
Thank you Thank you Thank you! This is my second VisCon and let me tell you that it NEVER disappoints! Please keep them coming! Anything that this group of people would like to teach...I will be there to listen! I am so grateful that this group is so willing to share this information. It is nice to know that I am not alone in my passion for vision. I hope to one day be able to do what they do in my practice! Next year I would love to hear more about OD collaboration. I would say that this is my BIGGEST barrier in getting started. Working with a bigger organization I am finding it difficult to find my place in vision and it is my goal to get a seat at that table. I would also love a course with some of the creative lower budget ways that Amber creates some of her resources. I thought that was a fun idea. Again I could listen to this group speak on anything so whatever it is that you do...I will be there!
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
I work in the schools and am bored. So I signed up for this class due to my interest. However, I don't think I realized it was an Intermediate level course. I felt like I was swimming in the deep end. I did not drown, but it was a challenge to keep up with all the terminology. Overall, I think it was amazing! I do wish that I had read more in advance to prepare. *One suggestion, is to suggest participants read certain books or articles to prepare in advance. I never heard about the Dorsal and Ventral streams until this course. I work in NYC and it is not easy to get parents to take their children for these OD appointments, for a host of reasons, one being that there is a wait-list to be seen at the SUNY School of Optometry in Manhattan. *Last, suggestion, if current and past participants are willing, maybe they can be given email addresses according to geographic locations, thus having a peer to connect with locally after the course.
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
Speakers were intelligent, passionate, experienced, & the examples & activities were valuable. Leslie was warm, friendly, & quick to answer any questions. I learned a lot & really enjoyed. Thank you.
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
The presenters were very knowledgeable and well prepared. As a school based practitioner, I would really appreciate ideas as to how to create a program that is appropriate for this setting. So many students do not have access to vision providers. I will strive to connect with vision providers in my area so that children can have access. Thank you all for this highly valuable course.
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
Very good course! Terrific information and very pleased with not only assessments and screenings but a ton of intervention ideas across the lifespan. Thank you all very much!
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
INCREDIBLY KNOWLEDGEABLE & INSPIRING PRESENTERS! Thank you all! Leslie you are too cute. As a streaming participant, the connection frequently stopped and reconnected. I found it helpful (though challenging) to have 2 laptops both streaming that I could switch back & forth as needed, so that I didn't miss too much information when the connection was lost. So much of the info was new & WAY over my head re: accommodation, planes of vergence & all the tech vision equipment that we don't have/use in inpatient rehab setting, though it was fascinating & inspiring to see the speakers' client videos to illustrate concepts. Course certainly expanded areas I did know already. I missed much of what Alicia said during the vagus nerve section which was frustrating as I tried to locate the written materials. I'll have to re-watch. Maybe I missed the purpose for each of the 2 chat options...seemed like sometimes when I typed in a question it would disappear, is probably me error (PICNIC). I really liked being able to ask questions at the end of each presenter's section & the round table too. I did not catch Leslie's email to send f/u questions, can you please send? Best to you all!
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
Everyone was great- very knowledgeable and passionate. Alicia spoke a little too fast, but she had great information. I appreciate the motor appendix. Recommendations: 1) separate list of products the therapists like and where to purchase 2) a list of other resources (books, courses) that are recommended to further our knowledge...I'm not sure if this is allowed, as Speakers may not be able to recommend another CEU company
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
This course was fantastic! I will definitely join next year. I learned so much. I can tell that all of the instructors put a lot of thought into their presentations, thank you all for your hard work!
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
Would benefit from more discussion on use of patches, partial occlusion, and prisms. Less time (or separate reserved times) spent on answering questions would allow the speakers to be able to spend more time presenting instead of needing to rush through it
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
Consider a topic of a more acute approach to treatment of visual issues in the acute care/acute rehab setting (during initial recovery vs once OD is involved
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025
Thank you so much to each of the presenters for sharing their knowledge on this subject. I love learning about vision and am excited to see what next year will bring.
- Live Streaming or Studio Audience, FL / Mar 2025