Posted on June 8, 2008 in Latest News
Vision therapy, also known as visual therapy or vision/vision training is a type of physical therapy for the eyes and brain and is a highly effective non-surgical treatment for many common visual problems such as lazy eye, crossed eyes, double vision, convergence insufficiency and some reading and learning disabilities.
What does it involve?
Optometric vision therapy is a set of vision exercises or procedures that are individualized and prescribed by an optometrist to teach a patient how to improve a weak or nonexistent visual skill or processing skill through the use of lenses, prisms, special computer programs, and other treatment techniques.
The first step in any Vision Therapy program is a comprehensive vision examination. Following a thorough evaluation, a qualified vision care professional can advise the candidate as to whether Vision Therapy would be appropriate treatment. Once therapy has been recommended, it is individualized to fit the visual needs of each patient generally conducted in-office, once or twice weekly sessions of 30 minutes to one hour.
Vision therapy, an optometric specialty treatment, has been clinically shown to be an effective treatment for accommodative disorders (non-presbyopic eye focusing problems), binocular dysfunction (inefficient eye teaming), ocular motility dysfunctions (eye movement disorders), strabismus (turned eye), amblyopia (lazy eye), and perceptual-motor dysfunction. The visual abilities, which are needed in sports, can be trained through vision therapy to reach their maximum potential.
Unlike other forms of exercise, the goal of Vision Therapy is NOT to strengthen eye muscles. Vision Therapy is not to be confused with any self-directed program of eye exercises which is or has been marketed to the public.
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