Vision Therapy-- a type of physical therapy for the eyes and brain-- is a highly effective non-surgical treatment for many common visual problems such as lazy eye (Amblyopia, Mata Malas 懒惰眼), eye turn (斜視, Mata Juling 斗鸡眼/斜视), double vision, convergence insufficiency and some reading and learning disabilities. Many patients with vision problems who have been told, "it's too late," or "you'll have to learn to live with it" have benefited from vision therapy.

In the case of learning disabilities, visual therapy is specifically directed toward resolving visual problems which interfere with reading, learning, and educational instruction. Optometrists do not claim that therapy is a direct treatment for learning disabilities.

視覺神經治療涉及什麽？

視覺治療是：

• 漸進式的視覺“鍛煉”；
• 在醫生的監督下進行；
• 個性化的治療方案以滿足患者的視覺需求；
• 通常在治療中心進行每周一次或兩次，每次30分鍾至一個小時；
• 需要在家裡完成一些“功課”來增強其效果；
• 根據患者的情況，以上的規定將：
  • 幫助患者發展和提高基本的視覺技能和能力；
  • 改善視覺舒適度和提高效率；
  • 改變患者處理視覺信息的方式

Visual Therapy Is NOT Just Normal Eye Exercises

Unlike other forms of exercise, the goal of Therapy is not to strengthen eye muscles. Your eye muscles are already incredibly strong. Vision Therapy is not to be confused with any self-directed self-help program of eye exercises which is or has been marketed to the public.

In-office Therapy is supervised by Behavioral and Developmental optometrists and many types of specialized and/or medical equipment can be used in Optometric Therapy programs, such as:

• 矯正鏡片（受監察的醫療設備）；
• 治療鏡片（受監察的醫療設備）；
• 棱鏡（受監察的醫療設備）；
• 視覺濾光片；
• 眼罩
• 具有計時器的電子目標裝置；
• 電腦軟件;
• 前庭裝置
• 視覺運動感知整合訓練設備

The first step in any Therapy program is a 眼科視覺神經發展 Vision evaluation. Following a thorough evaluation, a qualified Behavioral and Developmental optometrists such as Mr Stanley can advise the candidate as to whether Visual Therapy would be the appropriate treatment.