Vision
“We test eyes differently! Vision can be broken into three areas”
1. Prescription
Long-sighted (Hyperopia),
Short-sighted (myopia) and
Astigmatism
2. Visual Mechanics
- Eye tracking
- Do I have the appropriate eye movements necessary for reading? Are my eyes able to move smoothly across a line of words and then accurately flick back to the next line without losing my place
- Eye teaming
- Are my eyes able to work together?
- Eye focussing
- Am I able to change focus from near to far activities efficiently and accurately?
3. Visual Processing
- Visual motor integration
- Am I able to draw or show you what I see? eg copying actions, hand-writing, shapes etc.
- Visual auditory integration
- Am I able to tell you what I see?
- Visual Memory
- Am I able to remember and understand what I see?
- Laterality/ Directionality
- Development of left/right awareness. Does “b” look different to “d”
What is Vision Therapy?
Vision therapy is a treatment plan used to correct or improve specific dysfunctions of the vision system.
Steps of Vision Therapy
- Body work- gross motor (Hand-eye coordination)
- Recognizing that I have two eyes
- Getting both eyes to work equally
- Learning how to use the eyes together in a co-ordinated way
- Refining visual mechanics
- Finally commence and refine Visual Processing