What is Vision Therapy?
Vision Therapy is an individualized, supervised, treatment program designed to correct visual-motor perceptual-cognitive deficiencies and binocular dysfunction (how the eyes work together as a team). The later affects the individuals ability to concentrate. Vision Therapy sessions include procedures designed to enhance the brain’s ability to control:
- eye alignment
- eye teaming
- eye focusing abilities
- eye movements
- visual processing
- suppression (non-invasive)
Visual-motor skills and endurance are developed through 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.
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