Vision therapy is a method to correct or improve ocular, visual processing, and perceptual disorders. Vision therapy encompasses a wide variety of non-surgical methods which some have divided into two broad categories: 1) Orthoptic vision therapy, also known as orthoptics, and 2) Behavioral vision therapy, also known as developmental optometry. Orthoptics treats binocular vision disorders such as strabismus, and diplopia. It is practiced by optometrists and ophthalmologists, as well as orthoptists under the guidance of some ophthalmologists and pediatric ophthalmologists.
Behavioral vision therapy is practiced primarily by optometrists who have specialized in this field. It treats additional problems including difficulties of visual attention and concentration, manifesting as an inability to sustain focus or to shift focus from one area of space to another. Eye doctors also prescribe vision therapy to sufferers from eye strain and visually-induced headaches. Professional athletes, for example, may use vision therapy to enhance peripheral vision on the playing field or increase responsiveness to fast moving objects.
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