Vision Therapy: Enhancing Children’s Vision at Smart Vision Optometry
Comprehensive Vision Therapy Services for Children in Sydney
Understanding Vision Therapy
Vision therapy is a customised and personalised treatment program designed to improve visual skills and processing. It helps children with various vision problems that affect their learning, reading, and overall development. At Smart Vision Optometry, we offer dedicated vision therapy to ensure your child’s vision is functioning at its best.
Benefits of Vision Therapy:
- Improves Visual Skills: Enhances eye coordination, focusing, and tracking.
- Supports Learning and Reading: Helps children who struggle with reading and comprehension.
- Addresses Eye Conditions: Effective for treating conditions like lazy eye (amblyopia) and eye turn (strabismus).
- Further supports:
- Focusing elasticity and preservation
- Use of the two eyes in tandem
- Efficiency of eye movement, for all activities
- Visual skills essential for the development of reading skills
- Spatial skills that underlie maths
- Eye-hand reaction time
- Sequencing skills
- Integration of vision with auditory and motor systems
- Sport specific visual skills
Who Can Benefit from Vision Therapy?
Vision therapy is beneficial for children experiencing the following issues:
- Learning Difficulties: Struggling with reading, writing, and comprehension.
- Eye Strain and Fatigue: Complaints of headaches and eye pain during or after reading.
- Coordination Problems: Difficulty with hand-eye coordination tasks.
- Poor Academic Performance: Underperforming in school due to vision-related issues.
- Attention and Concentration Issues: Difficulty staying focused on tasks.
Our Vision Therapy Program
At Smart Vision Optometry, our vision therapy program is tailored to meet the specific needs of each child. Our Smart Vision behavioural optometrists use a combination of in-office sessions and home-based exercises to achieve the best results.
Components of Our Smart Vision Therapy Program:
- Comprehensive Eye Examination: Assessing visual acuity, eye health, and visual skills.
- Personalised Therapy Sessions: Conducted by our experienced optometrists to target specific vision problems.
- Home-Based Exercises: To reinforce the skills learned during therapy sessions.
- Regular Progress Evaluations: Monitoring improvement and adjusting the therapy plan as needed.
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Visual-motor skills and endurance are developed through the use of specialised computer and optical devices, including therapeutic lenses, prisms and filters. During the final stages of our vision training programs, the patient’s newly acquired visual skills are reinforced and made automatic through repetition and by integration with motor and cognitive skills.
The necessary ingredients for success in such a program are:
- Spatial Awareness: to train the vision system to lead efficient movement through space
- Motor Planning: to ensure that movement is efficient and directed
- Sequence: to incorporate the concept that each movement is discrete and meaningful in context
- Cognitive Load or Dual Processing: to develop each skill to a level where it becomes automatic
- Visual Analysis: to develop selective visual attention
Visit our Case Studies page and learn more about the changes Vision Therapy has brought into the lives of our Sydney patients and their families.
Why Choose Smart Vision Optometry?
At Smart Vision Optometry, we are dedicated to providing the highest quality vision care for children. Our team of experienced Smart Vision behavioural optometrists is committed to helping your child achieve optimal vision and overall well-being.
Our Commitment to Excellence:
- Experienced Optometrists: Skilled professionals with a focus on children’s vision.
- Personalised Care: Tailored wellness treatment plans to meet individual needs.
- Advanced Technology: Utilising the latest tools and techniques for effective therapy.
- Comprehensive Support: Ongoing guidance and support throughout the therapy process.
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Ensure your child’s vision is at its best with our comprehensive vision therapy services. Visit our Bondi or Mosman practice to schedule an appointment and take the first step towards improved vision and academic success.
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For more information or assistance with booking, please contact our Bondi (02) 9365 5047 or Mosman (02) 9969 1600 practice directly. Our friendly staff is here to help with all your myopia prevention and eye care needs.