Vision Rehabilitation Services

Part of providing Total Care is ensuring all our patient's visual needs are being met. Since we have two eyes, it is important they work together as a team.

About 15% of the general population suffers from binocular vision problems. These problems and complaints are sometimes complex and often overlooked. Primary Eye Care is committed to diagnosing and treating binocular vision problems.

Vision, as are other abilities, is learned. The idea that vision is learned and can be taught at any age forms the basis for a form of treatment that is referred to as VISION REHABILITATION (also known as orthoptics or vision training). Vision rehabilitation is a process during which patients are given instruction and feedback that teaches them to develop or enhance their visual abilities.

"The eyes have two muscle systems which must work together, just like a camera. One aims at a target and the other focuses on the target. When these two systems are not coordinated they fatigue, the result can be eye strain, headaches, and blurred or double vision. To eliminate these symptoms, vision therapy brings these muscle systems, which are normally not under voluntary control, to voluntary control. Therapy re-educates the muscle systems to work more effectively.

Key Benefits

Thorough binocular vision screening
Close relationship with teachers to help identify vision related learning problems.
Experienced Technicians to ensure the training programs are administered correctly.

Capabilities

Automated Binocular Vision Testing
Computerized Orthoptics gives precise measurement of binocular vision functions.
Automated Binocular Vision Training
Computerized Orthoptics and Computerized Home Therapy provide rigorous assessment of progress while at home.
Personalized Manual Binocular Vision Training
Our Certified Optometric Assistants provide clear instruction on how to perform exercises at home.

ADVANTAGES: Home - based therapy is an effective means for providing home vison therapy and also addresses two major challenges.. The patient who cannot afford in-office vision therapy.. The patient who cannot commit the time for an in-office vision therapy program

For More Information see the following link:

The Visual Pyramid - pamphlet in pdf file format explaining the componets of the visual pyramid - visual integrity, visual efficiency and visual information processing.