Who Benefits From Vision Therapy?
Learning-related vision problems
Vision Therapy can help those individuals who lack the necessary visual skills for effective reading, writing, and learning (i.e., eye movement and focusing skills, convergence, eye-hand activity, visual memory skills, etc.).
Poor Binocular Coordination
Vision Therapy helps individuals develop normal coordination and teamwork of the two eyes (binocular vision). When the two eyes fail to work together as an effective team, performance in many areas can suffer (reading, sports, depth perception, eye contact, etc.).
Strabismus and Amblyopia
Vision Therapy programs offer much higher cure rates for turned eyes and/or lazy eyes when compared to eye surgery, glasses, and/or patching, without therapy. The earlier the patient receives Vision Therapy the better the outcome, however, no person is too old to benefit from improved visual function.
Stress-induced Visual Difficulties
21st century lifestyles demand more from our vision than ever before. Children and adults in our technological society constantly use their near vision at work and at home. V/V/S. (Computer Vision Syndrome) is one of the fastest growing health concerns in the workplace today. Environmental stresses of the visual system (including excessive computer use or close work_ can induce eyestrain, headaches, and/or visual difficulties which can be effectively treated with corrective lenses and/or Vision Therapy.
Visual Rehabilitation for Special Populations
Vision can be compromised as a result of neurological disorders or trauma to the nervous system (such as brain injuries, stroke, whiplash, developmental delays, autism, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, etc.) Vision Therapy can effectively treat the visual consequences of trauma (including double vision).
Sports Vision Enhancement
Strong visual skills are critical to sports success. Almost all sporting activities requires your eyes to instruct your hands and body as to what to do! Accurate vision and sport-specific visual skills can be measured, developed, and enhanced through Vision Therapy. We successfully improve eye-hand coordination, visual reaction time, peripheral awareness, eye teaming, focusing, tracking, and visualization skills (to mention just a few).