Ruth Perrott MBE

Ruth Perrott is the Managing Optometrist at VisionCare Development in York, a clinic she founded to specialise in Neuro-Developmental optometry. With over 50 years of experience in Optometry, Ruth dedicated more than half of her career to Developmental Optometry, focusing on conditions such as dyslexia and mild traumatic brain injury.

As one of approximately 50 accredited Neuro-Developmental Optometrists in the UK, Ruth is a member of the  The Association of Neuro-Developmental and Behavioural Optometrists (ANBO) , the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association (USA), the Australian College of Behavioural Optometry, and the Optometric Extension Program Foundation. Ruth's approach emphasises that vision guides and directs us through life, affecting posture, balance, and spatial awareness. There is no vision in an eyeball. She regularly attends international conferences and delivers presentations to professionals such as solicitors and case managers. Ruth is a member of BABICM.

Beyond her clinical work, Ruth has been collecting and upcycling discarded spectacles for 30 years, with the assistance of Rotary York Ainsty. She has participated in 16 trips to various parts of Africa, running eye clinics to distribute sorted and graded spectacles. This humanitarian work earned her the recognition of MBE.

Treatments and Services Offered:

• Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) Treatment
• Dyslexia Treatment
• Balance and Posture Assessment.
• Brain Injury Assessment and Rehabilitation
• Retained Reflexes Therapy
• Hemianopia Treatment
• Vision Rehabilitation
• Visual Perception Training