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Darrell E. Groman, O.D. 204 Hilty Drive P.O. Box 209
Pandora, OH 45877-0209 419-384-3275
EMAIL Public Service Site: www.vosh.org
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Who
Benefits? - Learning
- Dyslexia
- ADHD
- Lazy
Eye - Stress
- Special
Needs - Sports
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Vision Therapy
Some visual conditions cannot be treated adequately with just
glasses, contact lenses and/or patching, and are best resolved
through a program of Vision Therapy.
What is
Vision Therapy?
Vision
Therapy is an individualized, supervised, treatment program designed
to correct visual-motor and/or perceptual-cognitive deficiencies.
Vision Therapy sessions include procedures designed to enhance the
brain's ability to control:
- eye alignment,
- eye teaming,
- eye focusing abilities,
- eye movements, and/or
- visual processing.
Visual-motor skills and endurance
are developed through the use of specialized computer and optical
devices, including therapeutic lenses, prisms, and filters. During
the final stages of therapy, the patient's newly acquired visual
skills are reinforced and made automatic through repetition and by
integration with motor and cognitive skills.
Who Benefits from Vision
Therapy?
Children and adults with visual
challenges, such as:
- Learning-related Vision
Problems
Vision Therapy can help those individuals who
lack the necessary visual skills for effective reading, writing,
and learning (i.e., eye movement and focusing skills, convergence,
eye-hand activity, visual memory skills, etc.).
To learn
more about learning-related vision problems, visit any of these
web pages on:
- 20/20
or 20-20 Eyesight and Eye Screenings - Not Perfect!,
- All
About Learning Related Vision Problems,
- Eyesight & Vision
Problems: Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD/ADHD),
- Eyesight
& Vision Problems: Dyslexia,
- Eyesight
& Vision Problems: Learning Disabilities (LDs),
- Eyesight
& Vision Problems: Reading, Handwriting, Homework,
Spelling, Math, Slow Learner, Lazy Student, Behavior Problems in
School, Below Grade Level, Special Education, Gifted Learning
Disabled, etc.,
- Eye
Tracking, Eye Teaming, and Reading Problems,
- What is
Convergence Insufficiency Disorder?,
- Vision Therapy as
Treatment for Learning Disabilities.
- Poor Binocular (2-eyed)
Coordination
Vision Therapy helps individuals develop
normal coordination and teamwork of the two eyes (binocular
vision). When the two eyes fail to work together as an effective
team, performance in many areas can suffer (reading, sports, depth
perception, eye contact, etc.).
To learn more about
binocular vision, visit any of these web pages on:
- Strabismus (Crossed Eyes, Eye Turns,
etc.) and Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)
Vision Therapy programs
offer much higher cure rates for turned eyes and/or lazy eye when
compared to eye surgery, glasses, and/or patching, without
therapy. The earlier the patient receives Vision Therapy the
better, however, our office successfully treats patients well past
21 years of age.
Recent scientific research has
disproved the long held belief that children with lazy eye, or
amblyopia, can’t be helped after age 7.
To learn
more about crossed eyes, eye turns, or lazy eye, visit any of
these web pages on:
LI>About
Eye Turns: Constant (Always) or Intermittent (Sometimes,
Occasionally),
- Amblyopia,
Lazy Eye, and Strabismus - Not All The Same!,
- Children's
Vision: Amblyopia (Lazy Eye), Strabismus (Crossed Eyes,
Cross-eyed, Wall-eyed, Intermittent Exotropia, Hypertropia,
Esotropia, etc.), Exophoria...,
- Eye
Muscle Surgery: Treatment for Strabismus, Lazy Eye,
Intermittent Exotropia, etc.,
- What is Amblyopia or Lazy
Eye?,
- What
is Convergence Insufficiency Disorder, Intermittent Exotropia,
Exophoria?,
- What
is Seeing Double or Double Vision?,
- Vision
Therapy Eye Exercises as Treatment for Amblyopia (Lazy Eye),
Strabismus (Crossed eyes), Convergence Insufficiency Disorder,
etc..
- Stress-induced Difficulties - Blurred
Vision, Eyestrain, Headaches, Dizziness, etc.
21st
century life demands more from our vision than ever before.
Many children and adults constantly use their near vision at
school, work and home. Environmental stresses on the visual
system (including excessive computer use or close work) can induce
blurred vision, eyestrain, headaches, etc. To learn about vision
therapy for these problems, see:
- Blurred
Vision, Blurry Eyesight - Reading and Computer Work - VT Eye
Exercises,
- Dizziness,
Motion Sickness, Eye Strain, Stomachaches, Double Vision...,
- Eye
Strain or Eye Fatigue with Computer Work and Reading - Eye
Exercises,
- Relief
of Frequent or Chronic Headaches, Stress, Eyestrain, and/or
Stomachaches during or after Reading, School or Office Work.
- Visual Rehabilitation for Special Needs - Traumatic Brain
Injury (TBI), Stroke, Birth Injury, Brain Damage, Head Injury,
Whiplash, Cerebral Palsy, MS, etc.
Vision can be
compromised as a result of neurological disorders or trauma to the
nervous system. Vision Therapy can effectively treat the visual
consequences of brain trauma (including double vision).
To
learn more about visual rehabilitation with vision therapy, see:
- Visual
Rehabilitation following Brain Damage, Birth Injury, Head
Injury, Stroke, Acquired Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury
(TBI), etc.,
- Traumatic Brain
Injury (TBI): Blurred Vision, Reading Problems, Double Vision,
Eye Pain, Headaches with Reading, Visual Field Loss...,
- Brain
Injury Rehabilitation - Success Stories with Vision Therapy.
- Visual Rehabilitation for Special Needs - Developmental
Delays, Visual Perceptual Visual-Motor Deficits, Attention Deficit
Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders
To learn more
about vision therapy as it relates to developmental delays or
disorders, see:
- Sports Vision Improvement
Strong
visual skills are critical to sports success. Not much happens in
sports until your eyes instruct your hands and body as to what to
do! Accurate vision and athletic visual skills can be measured,
developed, and enhanced through Vision Therapy. We can measure and
successfully improve eye-hand coordination, visual reaction time,
peripheral awareness, eye teaming, focusing, tracking, and
visualization skills (to mention just a few). Vision
Therapy can be the answer to many visual problems. Don't hesitate to
contact our office with your questions.
To read definitions
of Vision Therapy by outside sources, see What is Vision Therapy?
and/or Vision Therapy? Self-help
Eye Exercises?. To browse through hundreds of stories writtten
by parents, teachers, adults and children, go to a national of
catalog of Vision
Therapy Success Stories. To browse through hundreds of stories
by parents, teachers, adults and children, go to a national of
catalog of Vision
Therapy Success Stories.
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more to healthy vision than 20/20 eyesight! Learn more about symptoms
of visual problems which affect reading,
learning,
school success
and sports.
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