Vision Therapy
Along with a range of other techniques, Vision Therapy includes Behavioural Therapy which caters to improving the visual skills of an individual. These therapies can be practised by a professional Orthopist or Optometrist in the hospital/clinic/centre or at home.
The exercises are based on individual eye disorders. An important note here is that Vision Therapy is a two-sided treatment, it needs complete dedication of the patient and proper assessment and techniques of the Optometrist.
Commonly referred to as Vision Training, the aim is to improve eye movement control and eye coordination
When to opt for Vision Therapy?
The following cases need Vision Therapy:
- Strabismus: Strabismus is a condition in which the eyes do not properly align with each other when looking at an object. The eye that is focused on an object can alternate. If present during a large part of childhood, it may result in amblyopia or loss of depth perception. If it starts during adulthood, chances of double vision are more likely.
- Eye Movement disorders: According to research Vision Therapy can greatly improve eye movement during reading and other such activities.
- Focusing Disorders: Vision training can help those suffering with eye focusing disorders.
- Amblyopia: Commonly described as “Lazy Eye” this is a condition where the eye or eyes fail to obtain normal visual due to Strabismus or any other eye disorder.
- Binocular Vision Problems: Binocular vision problems such as Phorias may cause a visible eye turn and lead to eye strain and fatigue while reading or other vision activities. A specialist should be consulted for vision therapy program to improve the visual skills.
Dedication ensures that Vision Therapy can produce desirable results.
