What is Vision therapy?

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Vision or Visual therapy is a non-surgical means or correcting visual dysfunctions, originally for the correction of strabismus, misalignment of the eyes, it is now used to correct other eye coordination deficits as well as dysfunctions in visual focusing, perception, tracking and motor skills.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Vision problems 5 2
Convergence insufficiency 3 1
Strabismus amblyopia 3 0
Blurry vision 2 0
Visual accommodation 2 1
Accommodative insufficiency 1 0

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 2
Mild 0
None 2

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Vision therapy

Side effect Patients Percentage
Blurry vision 1
Dry eyes 1
Headaches 1
Moodiness 1

Why patients stopped taking Vision therapy

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 3
Did not seem to work 1
Other 1
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Duration

Stopped using Vision therapy

Duration Patients Percentage
1 - 6 months 2
6 months - 1 year 1
5 - 10 years 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 4
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 1
Not at all hard to take 2
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 3
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 0
Not specified 1
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Vision therapy.