What Is Vision Therapy?

While an eye exam often involves checking your prescription and looking for common eye diseases, sometimes there is more to seeing clearly than simply wearing glasses. You may benefit from vision therapy if you experience frequent eye strain, headaches after reading, difficulty tracking moving objects, or blurry vision despite wearing glasses. Our team at Eyear Optical in Athens, Chattanooga, and Cleveland, TN, is here to tell you more about vision therapy and how it can help you.

What Can Vision Therapy Help With?

Vision therapy is a personalized program designed to train the brain and eyes to work together more effectively. Think of this technique as physical therapy for your vision, retraining your visual system to process information more efficiently and comfortably. Vision therapy can address a variety of concerns beyond blurry vision, such as:

•             Lazy eye, or amblyopia: Lazy eye occurs when one eye does not develop as clearly as the other. Vision therapy can strengthen the weaker eye and improve binocular vision.

•             Crossed eyes, or strabismus: Vision therapy can help improve eye alignment and coordination, potentially reducing the need for surgery to correct crossed eyes.

•             Focusing problems: You can address difficulty focusing on near or distant objects through vision therapy exercises that train the eye muscles to focus more efficiently.

•             Eye teaming and tracking difficulties: These issues can lead to problems with reading, sports, and daily tasks. Vision therapy can improve eye coordination and tracking skills.

•             Visual processing problems: Difficulty interpreting visual information can affect reading, learning, and coordination. Vision therapy can help improve visual processing skills.

What to Expect From Vision Therapy

Vision therapy does not involve surgery or medication. Vision therapy is a non-invasive, drug-free approach to improving your vision and overall visual comfort. Improved vision can lead to better reading, increased productivity, reduced headaches, and enhanced enjoyment of daily activities.

Our optometrist will conduct a thorough vision exam and discuss your visual concerns during your initial consultation. They will then tailor a vision therapy program to address your unique needs. This program may include eye exercises, specialized lenses, and computer-based programs to improve coordination and visual skills.

Improve Your Vision With Vision Therapy Today at Eyear Optical

Vision therapy can significantly improve your visual skills without needing glasses, so contact Eyear Optical in Athens, Chattanooga, and Cleveland, TN, to achieve optimal vision today. Call us and schedule an appointment with our eye doctor at our Athens office at (423) 745-1702, our Brainerd Road office at (423) 894-2484, our Shallowford Road office at (423) 499-0810, or our Cleveland office at (423) 472-0426.