What is Vision Therapy?
Glasses, contact
lenses, and modern laser surgery make it possible for most of us to see 20/20.
But there is more to good vision
that just seeing well. Many problems cannot be
corrected with glasses and require treatment with vision therapy (orthoptics).
Vision therapy is the art and science of developing visual
skills to optimize vision, performance and comfort. These programs are designed
to improve vision in a lazy eye (amblyopia), get the eyes working together in
strabismus, make the eyes work more efficiently to reduce eye
strain, and/or
improve school performance by eliminating vision-related problems.
Our vision therapy programs use the latest computerized
equipment to improve eye tracking, focusing, teaming and perceptual skills. As a
matter of fact, many of the computerized techniques were designed by Dr. Cooper.
Our well-trained therapists implement an individually designed program to
improve your or your child's quality of life. Our programs generally consist of
in-office therapy once a week supplemented with home therapy. When therapy is
completed, the benefits should last a lifetime (see Testimonials
for patient comments).
Many ask the question if vision therapy improves eye-hand coordination, what is
the effect of video games?
Click here to learn what
researches say about video games.
Clearly, the most effective vision therapy programs are
individualized for the patient, using the guidance of our therapists in
combination with specialized equipment. Obviously this is not available for use
at home. Managed care and time constraints have forced us to deal with the
reality that in-office therapy is not practical for everyone. Therefore, we have
developed an automated home therapy system HTS which can effectively remediate
common, simple eye muscle problems.
By the way, patients of all ages may benefit from vision therapy. The
American 
Optometric Association has produced a detailed
Clinical
Guidelines with description of most accommodative (focusing) and binocular
problems. This Guideline review definition, clinical signs and symptoms,
treatment and scientific references (review of the literature).
Click here to learn more about
Vision Therapy.
There's more to healthy vision than just 20/20 eyesight!
Learn more about symptoms
of visual problems which
affect reading,
learning,
sports and quality of life.
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