Vision Therapy is a treatment technique that is used to correct a lot of common Vision Problems in both children and the elderly.
Some of the issues that can be corrected with therapy are crossed eyes, Double Vision, Blurry Vision, Lazy Eye, and convergence insufficiency.
It mostly consists of a series of Eye Care Exercises that tone and strength the smooth muscle tissue around the eyes, helping them perform better and, in cases of patients with Double Vision, focus more easily.
Vision therapy can also be used for children with visual and special learning disabilities. Sometimes if a child has difficulty learning how to read he may in fact have a Vision Problem that affects his ability to actually read the words, not necessarily comprehend them.
Sometimes the eyes have difficulty tracking, such as following one single line of words across a page, and other times the eyes don't quite function as a team, focusing on different points on the page. The idea behind vision therapy has been around for almost 80 years, and was first seen being practiced in the 1930's.
Most of the time this type of therapy is used for children, but it has applications for adults as well. Aging brings about the slow deterioration of many of the eyes' core processes, and the Eyesight Exercises used in vision therapy can help you Protect Your Eyesight and shield it from age related damage.
In the case of children, a child has to be seen by a doctor before beginning his therapy course. He'll undergo a series of tests that help the doctor pinpoint the source of the visual problem, and from there the program can be more effectively tailored for that child specifically.
They'll test the child's visual perception, eye teaming, tracking, hand-eye coordination, and focusing, and from there they'll have a much better idea of how to proceed with treatment.
This form of therapy is becoming more and more prevalent as ophthalmologists begin to realize that glasses aren't always the solution in children. A lot of times it's a developmental issue that can be treated with the right amount of training – basically the eye didn't grow with sharp focus, and it needs to be trained to behave correctly.
Therapy for vision is nearly always done in-house under the watchful eye of trained physicians. The child will get to know the therapy staff before starting treatment so that he doesn't feel like he's with strangers. Children respond better to learning situations if they are more comfortable, and that's what most vision therapy centers shoot for.
Programs usually last somewhere between three and twelve months, where the child goes in twice a week for hour long sessions. If the problems don't seem to be getting better, the therapy can go on for even longer than 12 months, although this is rare.
Vision Theory can be used to treat adults as well, although it's a lot more common with children. Talk to your eye doctor about the possibility to see what he recommends.
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