Masamune
Jedi Council Member
I recently started going to vision therapy in order to improve a condition I have called convergence insufficiency. This condition is where the eyes are not looking at the same spot when focusing on an object and thus it requires great strain to focus on the object. This causes severe headaches which can be debilitating. I had never heard of vision therapy before recently so I would like to share some information about it and see if anyone else has had any experience with it.
What is Vision Therapy?
Also Jeep posted an article about this recently: http://www.cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php?topic=13055.msg94863#msg94863
Here is a video explaining vision therapy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWKWNPdxpyk
Also video - Vision Therapy Saved My Life! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT49zeTLTC8
Apparently vision therapy can help a lot with certain learning disabilities and sometimes ADD. I personally have been having trouble reading for the past 5-6 years and has caused me much grief. :( I would like to read a lot more but have been getting horrible migraines which start immediately when I start reading with both eyes.
Has anyone else had any experience with vision therapy? What has helped you with vision difficulties?
What is Vision Therapy?
Vision Therapy Is Effective Treatment
Vision therapy -- a type of physical therapy for the eyes and brain -- is a highly effective non-surgical treatment for many common visual problems such as lazy eye, crossed eyes, double vision, convergence insufficiency and some reading and learning disabilities. Many patients who have been told, "it's too late," or "you'll have to learn to live with it" have benefited from vision therapy.
In the case of learning disabilities, vision therapy is specifically directed toward resolving visual problems which interfere with reading, learning and educational instruction. Optometrists do not claim that vision therapy is a direct treatment for learning disabilities.
What is involved in a Vision Therapy program?
Vision therapy is --
* a progressive program of vision "exercises" or procedures;
* performed under doctor supervision;
* individualized to fit the visual needs of each patient;
* conducted in-office, in once or twice weekly sessions of 30 minutes to one hour;
* sometimes supplemented with procedures done at home between office visits ("home reinforcement" or "homework");
* (depending on the case) prescribed to --
o help patients develop or improve fundamental visual skills and abilities;
o improve visual comfort, ease, and efficiency;
o change how a patient processes or interprets visual information.
Vision Therapy Is Not Just Eye Exercises
Vision Therapy is not to be confused with any self-directed self-help program of eye exercises which is or has been marketed to the public. In-office Vision Therapy is supervised by optometric vision care professionals and various types of treatment devices are used (and some are regulated medical devices), such as:
* corrective lenses (regulated medical devices);
* therapeutic lenses (regulated medical devices);
* prism lenses (regulated medical devices);
* optical filters;
* eye patches or occluders
* electronic targets with timing mechanisms;
* computer software;
* vestibular (balance) equipment
* visual-motor-sensory integration training devices
The first step in any Vision Therapy program is a comprehensive vision examination. Following a thorough evaluation, a qualified vision care professional can advise the candidate as to whether Vision Therapy would be appropriate treatment.
Also Jeep posted an article about this recently: http://www.cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php?topic=13055.msg94863#msg94863
Here is a video explaining vision therapy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWKWNPdxpyk
Also video - Vision Therapy Saved My Life! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT49zeTLTC8
Apparently vision therapy can help a lot with certain learning disabilities and sometimes ADD. I personally have been having trouble reading for the past 5-6 years and has caused me much grief. :( I would like to read a lot more but have been getting horrible migraines which start immediately when I start reading with both eyes.
Has anyone else had any experience with vision therapy? What has helped you with vision difficulties?