Journal of Behavioral Optometry was created in 1990.

Behavioral optometry is a system of eye care that emphasizes visual training as a way to improve the way a patient uses his or her eyes.

Though behavioral optometrists are definitely a minority within the field of optometry, a body of research supports their methods.

Behavioral optometry aims to treat the whole patient, not just correct his or her vision. The first step in an examination may be a wide-ranging series of tests and questions, geared to determine the patient's overall visual abilities.

Coleman Hatfield has written:

'Visual training' -- subject(s): Behavioral optometry, Optometry, Therapy, Vision disorders, Visual training