Posted on February 12, 2009 in Latest News
Our two eyes have to move together and act like a team for us to see properly. Six muscles are involved for the coordinated movement of our eyes. But moving together of eye alone cannot guarantee perfect vision. For the eyes to see perfectly, the line of vision of both eyes must meet at whatever object we want to see, otherwise it can cause double vision. It is in this context that vision therapy exercise can be effective.
What is Vision Therapy?
Vision therapy is a non-surgical physical therapy exercise for the eyes, brain and body that can improve visual skills. The therapy can effectively treat common eye problems.
Some of the common visual problems are:
- Crossed eyes
- Amblyopia
- Trauma to the nervous system such as brain trauma, birth injury, etc
- Double vision
- Reading and learning disabilities, etc.
How Does Vision Therapy Exercises Help?
The main aim of the vision therapy is to train the brain of the patients in such a way that they can use their eyes to effectively collect, comprehend and react to information (s) efficiently. Specialized computer and optical devices such as 3D stereo images are used to develop and strengthen visual-motor skills. That is the reason why vision therapy is carried out under the direct supervision of a licensed optometrist.
Benefits of Vision Therapy Exercises
Some of the benefits of vision therapy are as follows:
- Vision therapy can help develop or enhance basic visual skills through a continued program of ‘vision exercises’.
- It is performed under the supervision of an expert.
- The program is highly individualized to cater to the visual needs of a particular patient.
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