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Vision therapy is a non-surgical, personalized program of activities designed to improve visual skills and visual information processing abilities. Unlike glasses or contact lenses, which correct eyesight, vision therapy targets how the brain and eyes work together, enhancing abilities such as eye teaming, eye focusing, eye tracking, and eye-hand coordination. Visual information processing refers to the brain’s ability to interpret visual information and is a critical part of vision.
Approximately 80% of learning is done visually, which speaks to the importance of a strong visual system in academic and work performance. Vision therapy is a customized treatment program for a number of functional vision concerns, such as:
Strabismus (crossed eye or wandering eye)
Amblyopia (lazy eye)
Binocular dysfunction (eye teaming issue)
Accommodative dysfunction (eye focusing issue)
Oculomotor dysfunction (eye movement issue)
Learning-related vision problems
Post-concussion vision problems
This is to ensure there are no other underlying eye health concerns impacting your vision. This can be completed with your routine optometrist, and a subsequent referral can be made to our clinic.
This is to thoroughly detect for any inefficiencies in your visual system. Based on the results, if indicated, you may be scheduled for a secondary Visual Information Processing exam to evaluate processing functions such as visual discrimination, visual memory, and visual motor integration.
Our doctors will plan a vision therapy curriculum catered to your visual needs. One-on-one 45-minute vision therapy sessions will take place on a weekly basis, with progress evaluations taking place periodically. Your performance will be monitored closely, and exercises are made more difficult to encourage further improvement over time.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Book Your AppointmentWe are pleased to inform you that we have secured a temporary location at 8-10 Sunray Street, in Whitby, ON and will resume seeing patients again starting March 24th, 2025. Our clinic received unexpected notice of our lease termination and are working diligently to establish our permanent home.We are excited to continue providing eye care services in the interim. If you would like to book an appointment, please call us at 905-239-5678, or send us an email at info@polariseyecare.com. Thank you for all your support during this transition. We look forward to serving you again soon!
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