VISION THERAPY:(also known as vision training):
Therapy involving exercises which are aimed at improving visual skills such as eye teaming, binocular coordination, depth perception, focusing and eye - hand coordination. It is also used in the treatment of amblyopia or lazy eye. Vision therapy is like physical therapy for the entire visual system, including the eyes and the parts of the brain that control vision. Optometrists involved in vision therapy use a variety of procedures to correct neurophysiological or neurosensory visual dysfunctions.
Overall, the goal of vision therapy is to treat vision problems that cannot be treated successfully with eyeglasses, contact lenses and/or surgery alone, and help people achieve clear, comfortable binocular vision.
Many studies have shown that vision therapy can correct vision problems that interfere with efficient reading among schoolchildren. It also can help reduce eyestrain and other symptoms of computer vision syndrome experienced by many children and adults.
ORTHOPTICS:
Orthoptics is one type of vision training, but the term "orthoptics" is not synonymous with "vision therapy," which describes a broader range of techniques used to treat a wider variety of vision problems.
The emphasis in orthoptics is on eye muscles and eye alignment (at least cosmetically), whereas the goal of vision therapy is to optimize the entire visual system, including the eyes and areas of the brain that control vision, visual perception and other vision-related functions. By treating the entire visual system, vision therapy aims to change reflexive (automatic) behaviors to produce a lasting cure.
Services provided:
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Binocular vision assessment and treatment for non - strabismic binocular vision anomalies |
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Management of diplopia and other strabismic related issues using prism glasses |
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Exercises for lazy eye |
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Vision therapy for non - strabismic binocular vision problems |
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Computer software based diagnosis and treatment for various binocular vision ailments |
Infrastructure / facilities available:
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Computer software to treat binocular vision problems in the clinic and at home |
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Simple home based exercises to improve eye muscle balance |
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Equipment/ gadgets to train lazy eye and binocular vision problems |
When can one benefit from orthoptics / vision therapy clinic?
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Symptoms of headache, eyestrain, blurred vision for distance / near after prolonged near work / computer use, diplopia, difficulty concentrating while reading, watering of eyes, sleepiness while reading, etc |
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Children with above mentioned complaints, poor performance in studies even in the absence of any significant refractive error, watering, burning sensation associated with reading, etc |
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A detailed eye muscle balance examination can help the patients with the above mentioned symptoms to identify the problems and take up vision therapy accordingly |
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