Vision Training is a programme of activities designed to improve eye co-ordination, which encourages the visual system to work more efficiently. Following an initial assessment, each individual will have their activities tailored to help the brain to focus and direct the eyes to work more effectively. The best results will be achieved through a combination of in practice appointments and work at home. We may also use spectacles, prisms, contact lenses and coloured tints to relieve visual stress.
Conditions that maybe helped include:-
- Slow reading
- Poor tracking, skipping lines and words
- Poor attention
- Untidy writing
- Recurrent headaches
- Blurring & double vision
- Lazy eyes (amblyopia) and squints (strabismus)
- Visual migraine
The initial assessment, (Reading Dysfunction Assessement) takes around an hour. It will be individually tailored to your age and needs. There is a pre-assessment questionnaire which will help to identify the areas of concern. The assessment will then focus on these areas as well as screening for other issues. At the end Ms Low may advise spectacles, vision training, referral to another body, or no action if there is no indication of a visual element to the problem.
If you would like a pre-assessment questionnaire or to discuss your case with Ms Low, please contact us.
Ms Low is accredited by the British Association of Behavioural Optometrists.