Some visual conditions cannot be treated adequately with glasses, contact lenses, surgery or patching. Many binocular vision diagnoses and/or visual processing problems are best resolved through a program of optometric vision therapy.
Optometric vision therapy (sometimes called behavioral or developmental optometry, functional vision, orthoptics, vision or visual training, eye training, vision therapy or VT) is the part of optometric care devoted to developing, improving and enhancing visual performance for children and adults.
Vision therapy is "physical therapy" for the eyes AND brain. It may treat many common visual problems such as lazy eye, crossed eyes, double vision, convergence insufficiency, reading and learning disabilities, traumatic head injury, stokes and vision changes due to stress or illness.
Vision therapy is an individualized, supervised, treatment program designed to correct underdeveloped neuromuscular ocular vision skills and/or perceptual-cognitive deficiencies. Vision therapy sessions include procedures designed to enhance the brain's ability to control:
Visual-motor skills and endurance are developed through a progressive series of activites to develop binocular control and the use of specialized computer and optical devices, including therapeutic lenses, prisms, and filters. During the final stages of therapy, the patient's newly acquired visual skills are reinforced and made automatic through repetition and by integration with motor and cognitive skills.
Since each individual's needs are unique, a program of vision therapy is delivered one on one with an experienced vision therapist and performed under a doctor's supervision and evaluation. A great deal of planning time and evaluation are dedicated to each patient's program of care. A vision therapy practice also devotes a large amount of space and equipment and continuing education to deliver a full scope of treatment. |
A vision therapy patient using a brock string
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