Vision Therapy

Some visual conditions cannot be treated adequately with just glasses, contact lenses and/or patching, and are best resolved through a program of Vision Therapy.

Vision Therapy is an individualized, supervised treatment program designed to correct visual-motor and/or perceptual-cognitive deficiencies. Vision Therapy sessions include procedures designed to enhance the brain’s ability to control the following abilities and processes:

• eye alignment
• eye tracking and eye teaming
• eye focusing abilities
• eye movements, and/or
• visual processing
• depth perception
• visual memory
• visual thinking
• peripheral vision
• eye/hand coordination
• gross and fine motor skills

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.

Vision Therapy can help those who lack the necessary visual skills for effective reading, writing, and learning (e.g., eye movement and focusing skills, convergence, eye-hand activity, visual memory skills, etc.).