Optometric Vision Therapy is an area of optometric care that focuses on developing, improving, and enhancing an individual’s visual performance. It is an individualized treatment program prescribed by a doctor of optometry to treat various visual deficits that affect all areas of life, such as learning, sports, and job performance. If you experience visual discomfort even with 20/20 vision you may benefit from vision therapy. Vision therapy can be effective but requires a commitment to bring about results.
Optometric Vision Therapy effectively treats & improves:
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Eye Movement
- Difficulty maintaining fixation
- Reduced tracking skills (pursuits & saccades)
- Nystagmus (involuntary shaking of the eyes)
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Focusing
- Reduced acuity (amblyopia/lazy eye)
- Difficulty maintaining clear focus (accommodation)
- Difficulty changing focus from near and far
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Binocularity (eye alignment)
- Crossed eye/wandering eye (strabismus)
- Convergence Insufficiency
- Divergence Excess, Poor depth perception
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Visual-Motor Integration
- Poor hand-eye coordination
- Difficulty crossing midline
- Poor balance
- Clumsy behavior
- Sloppy handwriting
- Difficulty catching/hitting a ball
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Visual Information Processing
- Poor memory
- Difficulty finding objects in a busy environment
- Letter/number reversals
- Poor visualization abilities
- Poor reading comprehension
- Difficulty spelling
Each vision therapy program is unique and is designed on an individual basis depending on a patient’s specific needs. Vision therapy uses a combination of optical devices and physical and visual activities. Vision therapy options include in-office, online (video conferencing), computer-based, and at-home therapy sessions.
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