Training
World-Class Training for Doctors & Therapists
Our Vision Therapy Basics course (VT 101) comes with personal mentorship, progress quizzes, oral reviews, and written final examinations. All results and summaries are prepared for the managing doctor at the end of the course.
We also offer an Advanced Vision Therapy course (VT 201) that builds upon the Vision Therapy Basics training. Here we cover advanced topics related to vision therapy. This is particularly a good course for an optometrist wanting to start offering VT in their clinic and need a refresher.
Our Basics and Advanced Vision Therapy courses are 25% off if you are an autoship member.
We are also proud to offer the Online Sanet Seminar Series. Robert Sanet's internationally renowned live 5-weekend series in San Diego has been professionally recorded and produced by the Joe Lia, the producer of Survivor.
As part of the Online Sanet Seminar Series, you'll receive 600 pages of commentary with graphics and links from acclaimed author and scientist, Dr. Leonard Press, co-author of Applied Concepts in Vision Therapy 2.0. This resource clarifies terms, includes diagrams, and provides in-depth explanations.
Courses
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Self-paced online study of internationally renown course by the acclaimed lecturer Robert Sanet, OD, FOVDR with over 500 pages of original commentary by acclaimed author and scientist, Dr. Leonard Press, OD, FOVDR, FAAO.
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Instructors
Benjamin Winters, OD, FOVDR
Dr. Ben Winters is a developmental and neuro-optometrist, vision therapy advocate, and co-founder of Emergent VT. He is board-certified in neuro-visual rehabilitation, vision therapy, and vision development through the Optometric Vision Development and Rehabilitation Association.
Dr. Winters has given more than 100 lectures to professional organizations, clinical teams, educators, parent groups, and community organizations, including presentations for the European Council of Optometry and Optics in Ljubljana, Slovenia; OVDRA; the Optometric Physicians of Washington; the University of Washington Bothell; Heritage University; and the Washington State House of Representatives.
Through Emergent VT, Dr. Winters developed Vision Therapy Basics, also known as VT 101, a foundational online course that has been taken by more than 1,000 students in over 20 countries. He also developed Advanced Vision Therapy, or VT 201, to provide deeper clinical training for doctors, vision therapists, and clinic teams.
As an instructor, Dr. Winters is known for making complex clinical concepts practical, understandable, and immediately useful in the day-to-day life of a vision therapy clinic.
James Smith, COVT
James Smith, COVT, has been a vision therapist for many years and became certified through the Optometric Vision Development and Rehabilitation Association in 2015. His doctors have often commented on his natural instincts in patient care and his ability to connect with patients.
Through Emergent, James has worked with hundreds of vision therapists through the Emergent Online Vision Therapy Course. He has also served in leadership within OVDRA, including his previous role as chairman of the COVT Committee.
His experience and knowledge in vision therapy have led doctors to invite him into their clinics to help train their vision therapists. James is a natural teacher who loves helping vision therapists grow in confidence, skill, and clinical understanding.
