{"id":16967,"date":"2021-09-02T07:25:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T07:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=16967"},"modified":"2021-09-09T06:08:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T06:08:02","slug":"eye-exercises-you-can-do-at-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/guide-to-vision-therapy\/eye-exercises-you-can-do-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Eye Exercises You Can Do at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you want a few at-home eye exercises that may just reduce your eye strain and fatigue?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Many people suffer from vision problems that cause debilitating symptoms, such as dizziness<\/a>, headaches<\/a>, eye strain and double vision<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These visual symptoms can affect your performance of daily activities and impact your work and school performance.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, these symptoms can also cause anxiety<\/a>\u2014 especially when the underlying cause is an undetected <\/i>vision problem.<\/p>\n

Vision therapy is often the answer many people have been searching for.<\/p>\n

What is vision therapy?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Vision therapy<\/a> is an effective treatment program used for vision problems that affect visual functioning, namely eye coordination, eye tracking, depth perception, focusing, and more.<\/p>\n

There are 17 key visual skills<\/a> that enable you to see both clearly and comfortably. A problem with any of the skills can lead to…well…significant problems that affect your\u00a0quality of life.<\/p>\n

A visual dysfunction is often the underlying cause of constant, unexplained dizziness, headaches, eye strain and double vision.<\/p>\n

Vision therapy involves eye exercises along with the use of specialized lenses, prisms<\/a> and other therapeutic tools to strengthen the visual system in order to help you feel better!<\/p>\n

Vision therapy is effective for both children and adults<\/a>, and is commonly prescribed for the following conditions:<\/p>\n