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Jenson
and Ledingham
23 Belmont Street
Aberdeen AB10 1JS
Tel
01224 643557
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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.)
- Poor
Binocular 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.)
 Strabismus
and Amblyopia
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.
- Stress-induced
Visual Difficulties
21st century lifestyles demand more from our vision than ever before.
Children and adults in our technological society constantly use their
near vision at work and at home. C.V.S. (Computer Vision Syndrome)
is one of the fastest growing health concerns in the workplace today.
Environmental stresses on the visual system (including excessive computer
use or close work) can induce eyestrain, headaches, and/or visual
difficulties which can be effectively treated with corrective lenses
and/or Vision Therapy.
 Neuro
Optometric Evaluation and Treatment
Vision can be compromised as a result of neurological disorders or
trauma to the nervous system (such as, traumatic brain injuries, stroke,
whiplash, developmental delays, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis,
etc.). Vision Therapy can effectively treat the visual consequences
of trauma (including double vision).
Vision
Therapy can be the answer to many visual problems. Don't hesitate to
contact us with your questions. To read definitions of Vision Therapy
by outside sources, visit children-special-needs.org.
For
more details on these on these services please call and arrange an
appointment.
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