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What is Vision Therapy?
Can Vision Therapy Solve Visual Learning Issues?

Vision therapy is a very effective, non-invasive treatment for common visual problems including reading disorders, dyslexia, attention deficit disorder (ADHD) and even eye conditions such as lazy eye, crossed eyes, double vision and eye convergence issues. Visual therapy is sometimes called physical therapy for the brain because it involves interpreting images. Many patients who have been told, "it's too late," or "you'll have to learn to live with it" have benefited from vision therapy.

Because vision therapy has been so effective it has been used in many cases of learning disabilities. In the case of learning disabilities, vision therapy is specifically directed toward resolving visual problems, which interfere with reading, learning and educational instruction. Visual Learning teaches the our patients how to learn visually once the visual dysfunction that initially caused the learning problem has been resolved. Optometrists do not claim that vision therapy is a direct treatment for learning disabilities.

Vision Therapy Success Stories

A Vision Therapy Program Just For You.

The Eye Physicians of Silicon Valley are proud to announce the Vision Therapy Program currently in place at our practice. If you are seeking vision therapy in Silicon Valley our team of eye doctors has incredible experience and confidence. Of course the first step to getting started with a vision therapy program is to come into our office for an initial consultation. If you are suffering from reading disabilities or dyslexia vision therapy may be a viable treatment option. During our initial eye exam and consultation one of our qualified staff will determine whether you are a candidate for this type of therapy. A typical treatment protocol may involve the following steps

1. Our patients start a very progressive program of vision "exercises".
2. These exercises are performed under the supervision of our doctors.
3. Adjustments in the program will be customized to each patient.
4. Many exercises can be supplemented with “AT HOME” exercises.
5. The office based exercises typically last 30-45 minutes and often done weekly.
6. Our doctors will discuss “AT HOME” reinforcement when appropriate.

Our goals with vision therapy are to simply to help our patients develop or literally improve visual skills. We hope to change how our patients process or interpret visual information as an entire system from focusing to transmission onto the brain.

VISION THERAPY NOTES:

• Vision Therapy is NOT all about eye exercises, This is not a self-help program to be done AT HOME.
• Vision therapy can also improve function for individuals with acquired brain injury and help athletes to improve their game.