Every vision therapy program is individualized to meet the patient's and/or family's needs. Once recommendations are made, we strive to make accommodations that work for the patient, family, budget, distance and time challenges.
Infants and toddlers: Children between one and three years of age may be evaluated and recommended a series of "passive" vision therapy activities to foster binocular vision development. These activities are explained to the parents and can be done at home with a small amount of equipment that can be purchased at Target, etc.
Preschool: Three to five-year-olds who are evaluated for vision therapy may be recommended a treatment program to be performed in the office for 60 minutes, once a month.
Vision skills development: To treat binocular vision disorders, a vision therapy program of up to 25 weeks of weekly, in-office 60-minute therapy sessions is typically recommended.
Visual processing development: To treat binocular vision and visual processing disorders, a program of vision therapy of up to 40 weeks is recommended.
Special needs: Many individuals with diagnoses such as Autistic Spectrum, Cerebral Palsey or Down Syndrome may benefit from a course of vision therapy.
Sports vision therapy: Athletes at any stage of their game can improve their performance with vision therapy. Or, if you are having trouble getting to the next level in your particular sport even after stepping up your practice, you might have a visual problem limiting your success. Visual abilities including eye-hand coordination, tracking, focusing, visual reaction timing and peripheral vision may be improved through a sports-focused course of vision therapy.
Vision loss, traumatic brain injury, stoke: Individuals who have experienced changes in vision due to traumatic brain injuries, stoke or illness would likely benefit from a functional vision evaluation. Treatment through vision therapy can result in remediating problems with eye teaming, tracking, diplopia (double vision), perceptual and/or focusing problems.
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A vision therapy patient on a balance board with a bunting stick and swingball with letters and numbers to call out |
