Vision Therapy Resources and Research
What is Vision Therapy?(COVD organization)
The goal of optometric vision therapy (“VT”) is not to strengthen eye muscles. Your eye muscles are already incredibly strong, and the vision problems VT aims to treat are…
Teacher Resources for Children Reading and Learning (AOA organization)
Teachers know that good vision is essential for children being fit, healthy and ready to learn.1 Unfortunately, two in five children have vision conditions that affect learning…
Improvement in Academic Behaviors Following Successful Treatment of Convergence Insufficiency
The ABS is a 6-item survey developed by the Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial (CITT) Group that quantifies the frequency of adverse school behaviors and parental…
The scientific basis for and efficacy of optometric vision therapy in nonstrabismic accommodative and vergence disorders
In this article, the scientific basis for, and efficacy of, optometric vision therapy in such patients will be discussed. Using bio-engineering models of the oculomotor…
Managing Amblyopia: Can Vision Therapy Cut It?
Amblyopia, a disorder of visual development that occurs in childhood, can have lasting effects in adulthood if not detected and treated in a timely manner…
Treatment for Convergence Insufficiency
A Randomized Clinical Trial of Treatments for Symptomatic Convergence Insufficiency in Children
Twelve weeks of OBVAT results in a significantly greater improvement in symptoms and clinical measures of NPC and PFV and a greater percentage of patients reaching…
Optometry: The Primary Eye Care Profession
Doctors of optometry are independent primary health care providers who examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as diagnose related systemic conditions…
The Effect of In-School Saccadic Training on Reading Fluency and Comprehension in First and Second Grade Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Efficient eye movements provide a physical foundation for proficient reading skills. We investigated the effect of in-school saccadic training on reading performance…