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VISION THERAPY

What Are Visual Skills?

PHYSICAL ABILITIES
Acuity	Ability to see clearly at both far and near.
Attention	Ability to stay on task.
Binocularity	Aiming and using the two eyes together.
Depth Perception	Ability to judge distances of objects and see 3D.
Fixation	Ability to quickly move your eyes from one spot to another.
Focusing	Keeping images clear at both far and near.
Peripheral Vision	Ability to view and interpret your surroundings.
Tracking	Ability to follow moving objects.

VISUAL PERCEPTUAL SKILL, the ability to process visual information
Form Perception	Ability to discriminate likenesses and differences, size-color.
Eye Hand Coordination	Ability to move your hand as directed by your eyes.
Spatial Ability	Ability to determine right and left.
Visual Memory	Ability to remember what you do see.
Visualization	Ability to make mental images in your mind.

What Is Vision Therapy?

Optometric visual training, sometimes called vision therapy or VT, is that part of optometric care devoted to developing, improving and enhancing people's visual performance. Over several decades, behavioral optometrists have developed and used visual training—in combination with appropriate, judiciously selected lenses—to:

	Prevent vision and eye problems from developing
	Develop the visual skills needed to achieve more effectively at school, work or play
	Enhance functioning on tasks demanding sustained visual effort
	Remediate or compensate for vision and eye problems which have already developed

Through visual training, people are able to develop more efficient visual performance.

What Can Vision Therapy Treat?


	Visual Learning Problems
	Computer Stressed Eyes
	Tired Eyes
	Sore Eyes
	Crossed Eyes
	Lazy Eyes or Amblyopia
	Focusing Disorders

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