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Vision Therapy

Schlemm’s Canal Helps Predict SLT Outcomes

This finding was present on more than 50% of B-scans, indicating treatment success in juvenile-onset open-angle glaucoma, report shows.
July 22, 2021

Therapeutic Avenues Must Reckon with the Brain

Visual pathways are complex, and CNS alterations caused by degenerative diseases may complicate therapy, study finds.
July 9, 2021

Botox Tops Eye Surgery for Strabismus Treatment

Still, researchers cautioned that comparative sensory outcomes remain unknown in young children.
July 8, 2021

AAO Releases Report on Efficacy of Convergence Insufficiency Therapy

The panel found that it may slightly improve motor function—but not necessarily symptoms—in children, and not all modalities were effective.
June 28, 2021

Optogenetics May Offer Partial Visual Recovery

An RP patient previously unable to visually detect objects was able to perceive, locate and count different objects with the therapy.
June 21, 2021

Vision Therapy Only Works So Well

While vergence and accommodative treatment has positive effects, it does not affect reading comprehension skills.
November 4, 2019

At-home Amblyopia Treatment

Making VT fun keeps kids engaged in the training, says the company.
August 30, 2019

Vision Therapy Improves Accommodative Facility

But the jury is still out on its role in decreasing myopia progression.
January 9, 2019

Study Supports Binocular Treatment for Some

Children with certain conditions may benefit from the technique.
July 6, 2018

Therapy Boosts Reading for Kids with Convergence Insufficiency

Biggest improvements found in children who responded early to treatment.
July 4, 2018