What Is Vision Therapy?

Vision therapy is…

• a progressive program of improving vision and overall health.
• performed under doctor supervision.
• individualized to fit the visual needs of each patient generally conducted in-office, in once or twice weekly sessions of 30 minutes to an hour.
• sometimes supplemented with procedures done at home between office visits.
• helping patients develop or improve fundamental visual skills and abilities.
• improving visual comfort, ease, and efficiency
• changing how a patient processes or interprets visual information.
• assessing gross and fine motor control abilities.
• evaluating nutrition habits.
• looking beyond the eyes of the patient and evaluating the entire body.

Many types of specialized equipment can be used in a Vision Therapy program, such as:

• therapeutic lenses
• prisms
• color filters
• electronic targets with timing mechanisms
• computer software
• balance boards

The first step in any Vision Therapy program is a comprehensive vision examination. Following a thorough evaluation and detailed patient history, a personalized patient program will be developed. Depending upon individual patients, a detoxification period may need to precede the personalized program. It is always recommended to continue tasks at home (home therapy) to maintain continuity and reinforcement.