Dr. Neil W. Draisin
The Draisin Vision Group
1470 Tobias Gadson Blvd., Suite 115
Charleston, SC 29407
Telephone: 843-556-2020 [843.556.20/20]
Fax: 843-763-3937 [843.763.EYES]
E-mail: draisin@draisinvision.com
Website: www.draisinvision.com
- Practice Focus.
- 20/20 eyesight does not mean perfect vision.
- Have You Found the Right Vision Care Practice?
- 9 Ways People Can Benefit from Vision Therapy.
- Optometric Checklist for Educators, Parents, and Patients (Information + Print-Out Form)
20/20 eyesight does not mean perfect vision.
Children and adults with high visual demands often experience visual stress and have undetected visual problems which interfere with their ability to perform. Symptoms such as loss of place, visual fatigue, blur, headaches, reduced comprehension, and difficulty concentrating indicate a developmental and/or visual stress problem. Optometric Vision Therapy can reduce or eliminate these problems so that the individual gets the maximum return for his/her effort. It enables the child to enjoy learning and become a successful and enthusiastic student.
Have You Found the Right Vision Care Practice?
- Do you suffer from headaches after reading or working on a computer?
- Is school performance less than expected?
- Do you problems with letter or word reversals?
- Do you have trouble keeping your place while reading?
- Do you have trouble remembering what you have read?
- Do you have an eye turn?
- Do you have less than 20/20 visual acuity?
- Does your child have special needs?
- Is athletic performance not where you would like it to be?
- Have you been in a car accident?
- Have you had a traumatic brain injury?
Dr. Neil W. Draisin is an Optometrist board certified in Children's Vision and Visual Perception and Development, as well as treatment and management of eye disease. An authority in Vision Therapy and rehabilitation, Dr. Draisin maintains a private practice in Charleston, SC, which he established in 1972. He is a Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development. Dr. Draisin is a member of the Coastal Carolina Optometric Society, the South Carolina Optometric Association, the American Optometric Association, and the Optometric Extension Program. He is past president of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development and currently serves as past president of the South Carolina Optometric Association.
Dr. Draisin is a graduate of the College of Charleston with a B.S. in Biology, and he is a graduate of Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He completed his residency in Pediatric Optometry and Vision Therapy at State University of New York.
The American Optometric Association awarded Dr. Draisin the Optometric Recognition Award. Dr. Draisin serves as an Adjunct Professor for Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Southern College of Optometry and Alabama College of Optometry serving as a preceptor for the externship program. Recently, Dr. Draisin was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Southeastern Congress of Optometry.
Dr. Draisin established the Head Start Vision Screening Program in Charleston in 1976. Over 1,000 children are screened through this program yearly. Dr. Draisin is also involved in many organizations outside optometry. He has served as president of the Charleston Jewish Community Center, and received the National JWB Young Leadership Award. Dr. Draisin has also served as vice president of the Charleston Jewish Federation, on the board of his synagogue, and on the Executive Board of the Charleston Boy Scout Council. He is a member of the St. Andrews Rotary Club, where he has a 13 year perfect attendance record. In 2004 the College of Charleston Foundation elected Dr. Draisin to its Board of Directors.
Dr. Draisin was born and raised in Charleston. He and his wife, Carolyn, have three children: Alison, Leslie, and David. Alison is getting her PhD in Clinical Psychology in Seattle, Leslie is working at a Childrens shelter in Boston and David is an Attorney in Los Angeles in the Entertainment Industry.
Practice Focus
Our goal is to help each person maximize their visual performance at work, school and play. To achieve this, we offer the following services:
- Specialized vision care services tailored to each patient
- Eye exercises and therapy to help improve performance
- Help for people whose vision cannot be improved to 20/20
- Help for those with learning-related vision problems
- Help for special needs patients
- Help for vision problems secondary to traumatic head injury
- Vision care for infants
- Specialty contact lenses fittings (bifocal contact lenses, astigmatism)