Tag: Vision Therapy Programs

Syntonics

Known also as optometric phototherapy, syntonics deal with the application of selected visible-light frequencies and are used to treat lazy eye and problems with peripheral

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Marsden Balls

Here, a ball with letters, numbers, colors, pictures, or a combination is hung from the ceiling. In activities used to help focus visual attention, the

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Directional Sequencers

This device integrates all of the senses used for learning. It is one of the basic instruments used for visual-motor training, and helps with direction,

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Saccadic Fixators

This entails a wall-mounted square board with a starburst design. Along the various striations of the starburst are lighted buttons. As the buttons light up,

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Rotation Trainers

Rotation trainers consist of a disk – with various designs – that is attached to a rod-like base. As the disk rotates, the patient is

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Filters

Optical filters carefully transfer light in a specific range of wavelengths or colors while obstructing what remains. These dyed plastic or glass devices are placed

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Prisms

A prism has the same cross-section across the entire length of its shape. When used in eyeglasses, they often correct abnormalities associated with nearsightedness, farsightedness

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Therapeutic Lenses

Contact lenses, or therapeutic lenses, are thin lenses that are placed on the surface of the eye. While some wear them for cosmetic reasons, their

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Computer Software

Computer aided vision therapy consists of a software package designed to enhance eye tracking skills, visual thinking, processing skills and binocular vision skills. Eye teaming,

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Electronic Targets

Automated targets with timing mechanisms not only show the optometrist how the eyes move in the beginning of treatment – when eye problems have yet

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Cawthorne-Cooksey Exercises

These exercises are mainly used at home and range from simple head and eye movements to performing more complex activities like throwing a ball or

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Training Devices

Visual-motor-sensory integration training uses various devices to appeal to a person’s senses, including touch, sound and smell. This type of therapy is particularly useful in

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