WHAT IS VISION THERAPY?

Optometric vision therapy can include a variety of tools, including prescribing of lenses, syntonic phototherapy, and/or in-office vision therapy programs.

Vision therapy is much like “physical therapy”, but rather than treating the muscles of the body, it works on the eyes and visual system (which includes how the brain interprets what we see). It is an invaluable tool that has changed not only our patients’ vision, but has improved many related areas of their lives as well.

Next, she'll prescribe an individualized program of vision therapy that train your eyes to work together, track, perceive and focus properly. Strengthening these basic visual skills can really change the way you see, allowing you to enjoy activities, such as reading, that may have been difficult before.

Research has shown that vision therapy can be instrumental in helping increase visual attention spans for children learning to read. Often, children who had been falling behind in reading are able to improve their performance greatly by reducing the effects of their vision problems. Vision therapy truly allows kids to enjoy learning and become more confident, happier people.

Vision Therapy is carefully monitored by a licensed optometrist, and is supported by the American Optometric Association as a clinical treatment for certain visual deficits.

WHAT EQUIPMENT DOES A VISION THERAPIST USE?

Just as a physical therapist might use treadmills or weights, a vision therapist uses hi-tech equipment including prisms, filtered lenses, computerized systems as well as a variety of other specialized equipment to conduct vision therapy sessions. In our office, we use many interactive computer programs that our younger patients enjoy and that result in long-lasting success.

Not only do the programs offer a proven, more effective method of delivering therapy, but the fun nature of the programs keeps children motivated to work, yielding faster success.