Question 1

What is vision therapy?

Accepted Answer

Vision therapy is a personalized, doctor-directed program designed to strengthen and train the connection between the eyes and the brain. Unlike glasses or contact lenses, which simply correct refractive error, vision therapy helps retrain how the visual system functions to improve comfort, efficiency, and performance.

Question 2

How is vision therapy different from glasses or contact lenses?

Accepted Answer

Glasses and contact lenses correct refractive errors to help you see clearly. Vision therapy goes further by retraining how your visual system functions, improving how your eyes, brain, and body work together. It addresses underlying vision problems that glasses alone cannot fix.

Question 3

What conditions does vision therapy treat?

Accepted Answer

Vision therapy helps with eye coordination problems, convergence insufficiency, focusing difficulties, strabismus (eye turn), amblyopia (lazy eye), double vision, reading difficulties, post-concussion visual syndrome, visual-motor integration delays, retained primitive reflexes, and sports vision enhancement.

Question 4

What happens during vision therapy sessions?

Accepted Answer

Programs are tailored to each patient and may involve specialized lenses, prisms, filters, and guided eye-brain activities. Sessions are conducted under the supervision of a doctor and vision therapist, with exercises practiced both in-office and at home.

Question 5

Can vision problems be mistaken for learning or behavioural issues in children?

Accepted Answer

Yes, vision problems in children are sometimes overlooked, leading to them being mislabeled with behavioural or learning difficulties. A comprehensive vision assessment can identify if visual problems are contributing to a child's challenges with reading, attention, or school performance.

Question 6

What is a neuro-optometric assessment?

Accepted Answer

A neuro-optometric assessment is a comprehensive evaluation for patients who have experienced a concussion, stroke, or neurological injury. It identifies visual symptoms and challenges resulting from the injury and helps create a personalized rehabilitation plan.

Question 7

What visual symptoms can occur after a concussion or brain injury?

Accepted Answer

Common symptoms include blurred vision, double vision, headaches and eye strain, difficulty focusing or tracking, dizziness or balance issues, sensitivity to light and motion, tunnel vision, poor memory, binocular vision dysfunction, and tilting or closing an eye.

Question 8

What does a neuro-optometric assessment evaluate?

Accepted Answer

The assessment evaluates eye tracking (smooth pursuit and saccadic eye movements), focusing ability (near-far accommodation flexibility), binocular vision and alignment (eye teaming and coordination), and visual processing skills (brain-eye communication and interpretation).

Question 9

Who can benefit from vision therapy?

Accepted Answer

Vision therapy helps people of all ages including children with strabismus, amblyopia, or learning-related vision problems; students struggling with reading or academic performance; athletes needing enhanced visual performance; adults with digital eye strain or work-related vision issues; patients recovering from concussions or neurological injuries; and anyone with unexplained visual discomfort despite having 20/20 vision.

Question 10

Can adults benefit from vision therapy or is it only for children?

Accepted Answer

Adults can absolutely benefit from vision therapy. It helps adults experiencing digital eye strain, work-related vision issues, post-concussion symptoms, and other visual challenges. The brain retains the ability to learn and adapt throughout life, making vision therapy effective at any age.

Question 11

Can vision therapy help with reading difficulties?

Accepted Answer

Yes, vision therapy is highly effective for reading difficulties. It addresses underlying visual problems such as eye tracking issues, focusing difficulties, and eye coordination problems that can cause symptoms like skipping or repeating lines, words running together, holding reading material too close, and short attention span.

Question 12

Does vision therapy help athletes?

Accepted Answer

Yes, vision therapy can enhance athletic performance by improving visual skills such as eye tracking, depth perception, peripheral awareness, eye-hand coordination, and reaction time. These skills are critical for success in virtually every sport.

Question 13

What is included in a personalized vision therapy rehabilitation plan?

Accepted Answer

Following your assessment, we create a customized treatment approach that may include vision therapy exercises (targeted activities to strengthen visual skills), prism lenses and specialty glasses (corrective eyewear to support visual function), and collaborative care with other rehabilitation specialists.

Vision Therapy

What is Vision Therapy?

A personalized doctor-directed program designed to strengthen and train the connection between the eyes and the brain

We Help Patients With:

Neuro-Optometric Assessment

Common Symptoms We Assess:

What We Test

Our neuro-optometric assessments use advanced diagnostic tools to evaluate how the eyes and brain communicate:

Personalized Rehabilitation Plan

Following your assessment, we create a customized treatment approach:

Who Can Benefit from Vision Therapy?

Learn More

Vision Therapy Canada (VTC)

Optometric Vision Development & Rehabilitation Association (OVDRA)

Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA)

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