Visual Therapy and Reading Reading is a complex task. As we learn more about the processes of reading, research is revealing information to guide individuals. High-level brain processing is important for the reading. There is an increasing appreciation for the role of visual skills. Normal readers move their eyes about four times a second to […]
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Vision Therapy: What is it? Vision therapy is a doctor-directed customized program of visual activities designed to correct certain vision problems and improve performance in life whether school, work or sports. Vision therapy boosts the control and actions of the eyes and vision; it aims to “teach” the visual system to correct itself – so
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What is Vision Therapy and How Optometrists help using Vision Therapy in GTA? Eyesight is one of the important organs as it helps us to perceive and communicate with in our environment. So it is very essential to take utmost care of your eyes as stress and injury can damage your eyesight. Sometimes certain eye
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Vision Therapy – Hopscotch – Learning Hopscotch was one of my favorite games as a child. In fact, Hopscotch shows us that is what is fun for kids is good for kids. Fun playing a game while natural development of vision and eye-body coordination skills, along with motivation in competition and sportsmanship are nurtured. As
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Vision Therapy and Concussions Each year hundreds of thousands of K-12 students sustain a concussion as a result of a fall, motor-vehicle crash, collision on the playground or sports field, or other activity. Most (about 90%) will have a good recovery. For those with longer-term concussion-symptoms (Post-Concussion Symptom Syndrome – PCSS), the care emphasizes the
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How much Digital Screen Time does your child average per day? Excessive Digital Screen Time may have a significant detrimental effect on the human visual system. In general, Digital Screen Time (DST) can be defined as the average time per day spent viewing a digital device within arms length of the screen. This includes academic,
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Vision Therapy and School Accommodations The goal of school-accommodations in the management of vision-related learning problems is to reduce the interference, inconsistencies, discomfort, confusion, and frustration that they cause. However, school-accommodations cannot eliminate the effects of learning-related visual problems, yet they may make them more manageable until they are treated with vision therapy. The vision
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Why Visiting an Optometrist is important? Of the five sense organs, eyes are the most important organ as it surpasses other sense organs in complexity and significance. Not only it is one of the most complex parts of the body but research also shows that a large part of the human brain is involved in
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Turned Eye is a condition that interferes with binocular vision because it prevents a person from directing both eyes simultaneously towards the same fixation point; the eyes do not properly align with each other. Heterotropia is a medical synonym for the condition. Colloquial terms for Turned Eye include “cross-eye”, “wall-eye”, and a “cast of the
An Optometrist plays an essential and ongoing role in ensuring the health of you and your family. An Optometrist helps make diagnose, treat and help prevent diseases and disorders affecting the visual system, the eye and related structures. An Optometrist will also assist in identifying general health conditions that are often first detected through an
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