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Optometric Vision Therapy is a program of activities, that are carried out at home or within the practice setting to develop a persons visual abilities
These activities are designed to primarly adress the 5 “F’s” :-
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ds – our ability to be aware of, and, utilise information within our peripheral (side) visionFixations – our abilitly to move our eyes independently from head movement, in an accurate controlled manner as well as converge effortlessly to look at a near object
Focus – to be able to look clearly at all ranges quickly, accurately and without stress
Fusion – for the brain to utilise information from the two eyes to achive a single “binocular” image without effort
Flexibility – to integrate all of the above with gross and fine motor control with the rest of the body
