Dr. John A. Child, Clinical Director of Cape Cod Vision Associates, has had over 16 years of extensive clinical experience helping children and adults overcome their vision difficulties.
After earning his Doctor of Optometry at the New England College of Optometry, Dr. Child completed a specialized residency at the Gesell Institute of Human development as a member of a multidisciplinary team made up of educators, psychologists and physicians treating children with learning problems.

Focusing on visual information processing, Dr. Child has been able to help many of his patients, especially children with visually related learning difficulties, and individuals whose sub-normal vision has been caused by eye or neurological diseases.

In addition, Dr. Child is the former State Director of the Massachusetts Optometric Extension Program, has served on the Board of Directors of Sight Loss Services, Inc., and acted as the former State Coordinator of Vision Plus – a program bringing vision care to clients of literacy programs. He also serves as a frequent consultant for school systems, educators, occupational therapists, physicians, rehabilitation facilities, and other optometrists.

Dr. Child conducts numerous visual screenings at schools, senior citizen centers, and nursing homes. Also available are various in-service training programs for school personnel, special educators, those providing services to individuals with special needs, and nursing home personnel.

Dr. Child is available to speak with the PTA, civic clubs and other organizations. The office is open for tours by schools, Scouts, or other interested groups. Arrangements should be made through the receptionist.

Dr. Richman, O.D. is a 1968 graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He has held academic positions as well as serving as the Chief of the Pediatric Optometry Service in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and in Michigan at Ferris State University, College of Optometry. In 1984, he was invited to join the faculty at the New England College of Optometry in Boston where he lectured and served as Chief of Pediatric Optometry services.

Presently, Dr. Richman is a Full Professor at the New England College of Optometry. He holds consulting staff privileges at rehabilitation and centers in the greater Boston area, including Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Cape and Islands.

He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, a Diplomate in the Section on Pediatric Optometry, Binocular Vision and Perception in the American Academy of Optometry, and a Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development where he is Board Certified in Vision Therapy. He has lectured widely, both in this country and internationally. He has published over fifty five research and clinical articles and papers on the diagnosis and management of vision disorders in professional journals and textbooks. Dr. Richman's primary clinical and research interests are in children's vision, vision dysfunction and reading, the effect of drugs and nervous system impairment on eye movements, vision and driving in brain-injured and elderly, and visual attention dysfunction.

Dr. Richman consults both pediatric and brain-injured patients at our Falmouth office.