Vision Therapy Optometry Continuing Education Courses emphasize determining and implementing physical therapy for the optical and neurological systems. Vision therapy provides an effective, non-surgical treatment for many common visual problems, including lazy eye, double vision, crossed eyes, convergence insufficiency and various reading and learning disabilities. When treating learning disabilities, vision therapy is focused on resolving visual problems which interfere with reading, learning and participating in educational instruction, although vision therapy is not considered a direct treatment for the disability itself.
Vision Therapy CE may include:
- Proven and new programs, procedures and exercises
- Assessing patient needs to customizing appropriate programs Standard regimens of therapy (e.g., frequency and length of sessions)
- How to supplement in-office work with home reinforcement
- The appropriate goals of vision therapy: strengthening eye muscles, developing and improving fundamental visual skills, improving comfort, visual ease, and efficiency, modifying the processing or interpretation of visual information.
- Recent research and publications in the field
- Practical tips for a vision therapy practice
- Debunking unscientific myths, products or claims
- Reviewing new or proven vision therapy equipment, including corrective, therapeutic or prism lenses, optical filters, occluders/eye patches, electronic targets that include timing mechanisms, software, balance boards (vestibular devices), and visual-motor-sensory integration devices.
