{"id":10273,"date":"2021-03-16T06:48:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T06:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=10273"},"modified":"2021-07-13T11:27:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T11:27:26","slug":"what-are-the-signs-you-need-vision-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/guide-to-vision-therapy-for-adults\/what-are-the-signs-you-need-vision-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Signs You Need Vision Therapy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Are you concerned with your performance at school, work, or sports?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>You may benefit with vision therapy!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Vision therapy is a customized, personalized treatment program designed to strengthen and improve visual skills to achieve clearer and more comfortable vision.<\/p>\n<p><b>Strengthening the visual skills boosts your ability to focus, read, concentrate and all other aspects required for work performance.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Vision therapy can treat problems that glasses cannot, such as eye teaming, eye tracking, and visual perceptual deficits. 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