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You may have heard vision therapy mentioned as a treatment option for your child’s vision problems. Naturally, the first question that comes to mind is: Can it actually help?
A vision therapy program has shown to be effective at treating a variety of different developmental vision issues that can affect a child's performance in the classroom and during sports activities.
You may have heard vision therapy mentioned as a treatment option for your child’s vision problems. Naturally, the first question that comes to mind is: Can it actually help?
Vision therapy is termed by optometrists as an attempt to develop and/or improve visual skills and abilities, improve visual comfort, ease, and efficiency, and change the visual processing and/or interpretation of visual information.
Vision therapy programs consist of supervised, in-office treatment as well as at-home reinforcement exercises, over a period ranging from a few weeks to several months. It can be compared to physical therapy
Along with the exercises, corrective lenses, filters, patches, prisms, balance boards, and electronic targets can be used as part of the treatment plan.
Vision therapy has been shown to be effective in treating many different vision issues, including strabismus (conditions where the eyes do not align properly when looking at an object), amblyopia (lazy eye), eye movement disorders, and focusing disorders. It can also help with visual perception disorders, along with vision problems caused by developmental disabilities or ones acquired through brain injury (such as from an accident or a sports injury.)
Vision therapy is a proven science, and there have been more than 260 articles published attesting to its effectiveness.
Visual therapy is based on cutting-edge techniques and exercises that work with the whole visual system to improve visual function, much like physical therapy does with the body to fix a physical issue.
While corrective lenses can effectively treat many vision issues (some of which vision therapy cannot correct), there are others that lenses alone will not fix, and many of these potential issues can be ones which, if left untreated, can cause a child to have a much more difficult time in school.
Specialized eye doctors and therapists will work with you and your child to craft a treatment plan suited to their unique needs, combining both in-office sessions and at-home exercises.
Self-confidence is often a challenge enough for children in school, even without learning difficulties. With difficulty learning, life becomes that much harder, even worse if others start to assume they have a learning disability. Vision therapy is a proven way to help your child reclaim their ability to learn effectively, which will only help increase their confidence and enjoy the school experience more.
A vision therapy program has shown to be effective at treating a variety of different developmental vision issues that can affect a child's performance in the classroom and during sports activities. You can schedule an eye exam by calling (423) 710 3965. Patients with developmental vision issues visit our clinic from all over Tennessee, and we are proud to be a leading provider of developmental vision services for patients from Hixson, Chattanooga, Cleveland, and Middle Valley.
Vision therapy is well worth the response, time and effort. Our Son had a hard time focusing and writing neatly. After vision therapy Seth could complete a task in half the time if previously took. His abilities to focus improved greatly and so did his handwriting.
Also, he was better at listening. As a parent, we wanted learning to be fun for our Son, and vision therapy made this possible.
Vision Therapy is well worth the expense, time and effort. Our son had a hard time focusing handwriting neatly. After vision therapy Seth could complete a task in half the time it previously took his abilities to focus and improved greatly and so did his handwriting.
Also, he was better at listening. As a parent you wanted learning to be fun for our son and vision therapy made this possible.
Vision Therapy has given or son the tools he needs to be able to scan and read the written word more effectively and efficiently.
He love working with John and these working sessions give him the motivation to gladly work on his homework assignments.
It amazed us to see the difference in the tracking of his eyes and along a line of it's from the beginning to the end of the treatment.
Dr. McBryar , Kristen and John are all marvelous and we would recommend them to anyone I only wish that we would have found them sooner!
Prior to coming to the institute for vision development my son complained of daily headaches. Therapy has eliminated his headaches completely. I love knowing my son is able to learn pain-free for the rest of his life because of the work that has been done over just a few weeks in this office. He he absolutely loved coming that didn't even feel like going to a doctor or therapy. We are grateful for the relief he was able to find by coming here.
Thank you!
Seems much less frustrated with life
Reads non-stop and fast
Spelling abilities have been hugely improved
Seems much more confident
Thank You!!!
When we first came to the practice, my son did not have huge issues, but lots of small ones- trouble with reading, sports (hitting the baseball consistently), coordination, etc- that were not easily detectable,but when put together presented issues. The staff here were all very professional and loving towards him. While I was concerned in the reading, my son was concerned with the athletic side. Seeing improvement night off the bat gave him confidence that i have nor seen in him and made him want to not only Come to therapy, but also made him want to work hard. He has surpassed his grade level and above in reading and hit his first home run this year! Thank you!!!
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