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Multi-disciplinary evaluation of children with learning problems is necessary in many cases. The private optometrist frequently has psychological resources available to him and his patients. In an urban setting with an inner city patient population, the clinical practitioner has much difficulty in referring and in retrieving psychological data. The function of a consulting psychologist as an attending staff member of the Visual Training Department of the Optometric Center of New York is described, and a preliminary report of 52cases referred for psychological consultation between September 1, 1972 and June 30, 1973 is presented.

Preliminary findings on the distribution of occlusal traits (COCSTOC-MOT) have been presented as measured on 1337 orthodontic models. These models were made from a sample representing more than 400 000 children ages 15 to 18 in Upstate New York (all of New York State with the exception of New York City). Some of the findings for occlusal traits in this survey are comparable to those from a representative sample of younger children representing the US population ages 6--11 years. For comparable traits differences between the findings in New York State and for the United States were: Openbite--1 per cent higher in the US sample. Overjet 6 mm or more--5.7 per cent higher in the US sample. Neutro-occlusion--7 per cent more in the US sample. Disto-occlusion--8 per cent more in the US sample. Mesio-occlusion--8 per cent more in the US sample. Differences in findings between these surveys are assumed to be largely due to the fact that the current survey measured occlusal traits in the permanent dentition; whereas, the US survey measured those traits in the mixed dentition. Some of the traits found in the mixed dentition are believed to be self-correcting. Statistically determined means and medians for some of the occlusal traits of COCSTOC indicate that there is considerable variation from ideal occlusion found in a large population.