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Our specialized assessments and advisory services provide families with clear, actionable insights to support their child's unique visual and educational needs.

CVI Range & LMA

A combined CVI Range and Learning Media Assessment that looks at how your child uses their vision and how they learn best.

Ocular FVLMA

An eye-based Functional Vision and Learning Media Assessment that looks at how your child sees with an ocular condition and what tools or formats help them learn.

Educational Insights

SEE VI helps families understand school options, IEP/504 supports, and how to work with the school team to get services in place.

CVI 101

Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) is a brain-based visual impairment rather than an issue with the eyes themselves. It means the brain has trouble processing and understanding what the eyes see. For families in Louisiana, understanding CVI is the first step toward unlocking their child's potential for visual growth.

Phases of CVI

Phase I: Building Awareness – The primary goal is to help your child begin to notice visual information consistently.

Phase II: Integrating Vision into Function – Vision starts to become more useful for daily activities and exploring the world.

Phase III: Refinement of Vision – Looking toward more complex visual learning and high-level visual recognition.

Common Signs & Visual Behaviors

  • Preference for specific colors
  • Need for movement to see objects
  • Delayed visual response
  • Difficulty with visual clutter
  • Complexity (object, array, sensory, faces)
  • Preference for familiar items
  • Difficulty seeing at a distance
  • Non-purposeful light-gazing behaviors
  • Atypical visual exploration
  • Absence of blink responses

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CVI Explainer Video Incoming

Visual Impairment Dictionary

A simple A–Z guide to common visual impairment terms for families.

  • Albinism: A lack of pigment that can cause light sensitivity and low vision. 
  • Cataracts: Cloudiness in the eye lens that makes things look blurry. 
  • Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI): The brain has trouble understanding what the eyes see. 
  • Diabetic Retinopathy: Eye damage caused by high blood sugar levels. 
  • Glaucoma: Pressure in the eye that can damage sight. 
  • Light Sensitivity: Bright lights cause discomfort or make it hard to see. 
  • Low Vision: Vision loss that cannot be fully corrected by glasses or medicine. 
  • Macular Degeneration: Loss of clear vision in the center of what you see. 
  • Nystagmus: Involuntary, shaky eye movements. 
  • Ocular Visual Impairment: Vision loss caused by a physical problem with the eyes. 
  • Optic Nerve Hypoplasia (ONH): The connection from the eye to the brain is small or underdeveloped. 
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa: A genetic breakdown of retina cells that leads to night blindness and loss of side vision. 
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP): Eye changes caused by being born early. 
  • Visual Field Loss: Missing spots in the vision, like the sides or center.
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