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What is Vision?  

Vision is learned and developed, starting from birth. One visual skill builds on another, step by step as we grow. We do not "see" with our eyes or our brain; rather, vision is the reception and processing of visual information by the total person. Vision is more than 20/20 eyesight. It is a complex process involving over 20 visual abilities and more than 65% of all the pathways to the brain. Nearly 80% of what we perceive, comprehend and remember depends on the efficiency of the visual system.

What is Vision Training?

Vision training, orthoptics, visual therapy or VT is prescribed to develop, improve and enhance individuals' visual performances. After the doctor has conducted a Developmental Vision Evaluation, he may prescribe vision training, lenses or both to improve those visual skills which are hindering performance. A specific vision training program will be developed for the individual by the doctor. Training includes at-home activities (about 1/2 hour per day) and in-office activities with the doctor and a vision therapist (one hour per week). Training is scheduled in 8- to 12-week blocks of time depending on the diagnosis and severity of the problem. Studies show that success in vision training depends on an appropriate program and on an individual's cooperation, participation and motivation.

 
Who Can Benefit from Vision Training?
Children and adults with learning and reading difficulties
Juvenile Delinquents
Autistic Individuals
Individuals with attention deficit disorder Juvenile delinquents
Dyslexics
Athletes
Partially sighted (legally blind) in conjunction with low vision systems
Stroke and traumatic brain injury victims Autistic individuals
All ages — babies to senior citizens
 
Signs and Symptoms of a Vision Problem
Physical Clues
Blurred vision
Head tilting
Red, sore or itching eyes
Jerky eye movements, one eye
    turning in or out
Squinting, eye rubbing, or
    excessive blinking Blurred or
    double vision
Headaches, dizziness, or
    nausea after reading Head
    tilting, closing or blocking one
    eye when reading

 

 
Performance Clues
Avoidance of near work
Frequent loss of place
Omitting, inserting, or rereading
    letters/words
Confusing similar looking words
Failure to recognize the same
    word in the next sentence
Poor reading comprehension
Letter/word reversals after first grade
Difficulty copying from the
    chalkboard
Poor handwriting, mis-aligned
    numbers
Book held too close to the  eyes
Inconsistent or poor sports
    performance
 
Secondary Symptoms
Smart in everything but school
Low self-esteem, poor self-image
Temper flare-ups, aggressiveness
Frequent crying
Short attention span
Fatigue, frustration, stress
Irritability
Day dreaming

 

 
The visual skills which can be developed and enhanced through visual training are:

Pursuit Tracking - follow a moving object smoothly and accurately with both eyes, such as a ball in flight or moving vehicles in traffic.
Saccadic Fixation - quickly and accurately locate and inspect with both eyes a series of stationary objects, one after another, such as moving from word to word and from the end of one line to the beginning of the next while reading.
Focus Change - look quickly from far to near and vice versa without momentary blur, such as looking from the chalkboard to a book or from the dashboard to cars on the street.
Depth Perception - judge relative distances of objects to see and move accurately in three-dimensional space, such as when hitting a ball or parking a car.
Peripheral Vision - monitor and interpret what is happening around you while you are attending to a specific central visual task — very useful in team sports.
Binocularity - use both eyes together smoothly, equally, simultaneously and accurately. Maintaining Attention - keep doing any particular skill or activity with ease and without interfering with the performance of other skills.
Near Vision Acuity - clearly see, inspect, identify and understand objects at a near distance. People with 20/20 distance sight still may have visual problems.
Visualization - form mental images in your "mind's eye", retain or store them for future recall, or for synthesis into new mental images beyond your current or past direct experiences.

 
In addition to testing for refractive correction and eye health, we test for:
Sustaining Near Focus
Visual Motor Integration
Focusing Near to Far
Eye Training Ability Depth Perception
Eye Movement Control
Form Perception
Depth  Perception
Visual Memory
Contrast Sensitivity
Reading with Both Eyes Together
Peripheral Vision / Awareness
 


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