VISION THERAPY
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Clarion Eye Care is providing Vision Therapy (VT) services in our office, under the direction of Dr. Owens and our Vision Therapist, Brooke Smith. Unlike other forms of exercise, the goal of optometric vision therapy is not to strengthen eye muscles. Your eye muscles are already incredibly strong. Instead, vision therapy aims to retrain the learned aspects of vision through the recently-understood concept of neuroplasticity. Optometric vision therapy should not be confused with any self-directed program of eye exercises which is or has been marketed to the public.
In-office vision therapy under the supervision of an optometrist and trained therapist is supported by ongoing evidence-based scientific research. |
Vision Therapy is:
Vision Therapy may use a variety of special tools and instruments designed for specific and unique VT activities including:
Vision Therapy aims to:
Who is Vision Therapy for?
Vision therapy is safe, drug-free, and effective for both children and adults! Because visual skills such as tracking lines of text, coordinating the eyes, and focusing on close objects are learned during development, these skills can also be improved later in life at any age. It is estimated that 1 in 10 children have a vision problem severe enough to affect their learning in school, but school vision screenings can miss up to half of these problems. A comprehensive vision examination with an Optometrist will check aspects of eye health, vision, and visual skills, and can ensure you or your child is not struggling unnecessarily with an undiagnosed vision problem.
Click the link below to take a short Quality of Life Survey put together by the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) to find out if you or your child could be suffering from an undiagnosed vision problem. Please call our office (814.226.4862) with questions about our therapy program or to schedule an Examination today!
- A progressive program of vision procedures
- Individualized to fit the visual needs of each patient
- Generally conducted in-office, in once- or twice-weekly sessions of 30 minutes to an hour
- Occasionally supplemented with procedures done at home between office visits
- Often covered by medical insurance plans
Vision Therapy may use a variety of special tools and instruments designed for specific and unique VT activities including:
- Therapeutic lenses, Prisms, Filters, Occluders or patches
- Electronic targets with timing mechanisms
- Balance boards
Vision Therapy aims to:
- Help patients develop or improve fundamental visual skills and abilities
- Improve visual comfort, ease, and efficiency
- Change how a patient processes or interprets visual information
Who is Vision Therapy for?
Vision therapy is safe, drug-free, and effective for both children and adults! Because visual skills such as tracking lines of text, coordinating the eyes, and focusing on close objects are learned during development, these skills can also be improved later in life at any age. It is estimated that 1 in 10 children have a vision problem severe enough to affect their learning in school, but school vision screenings can miss up to half of these problems. A comprehensive vision examination with an Optometrist will check aspects of eye health, vision, and visual skills, and can ensure you or your child is not struggling unnecessarily with an undiagnosed vision problem.
Click the link below to take a short Quality of Life Survey put together by the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) to find out if you or your child could be suffering from an undiagnosed vision problem. Please call our office (814.226.4862) with questions about our therapy program or to schedule an Examination today!
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