{"id":17027,"date":"2021-09-09T11:02:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T11:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=17027"},"modified":"2021-09-22T10:45:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T10:45:19","slug":"vision-therapy-what-is-the-time-commitment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/guide-to-vision-therapy\/what-is-vision-therapy\/vision-therapy-what-is-the-time-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision Therapy: What is the Time Commitment?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vision therapy can change you or your child\u2019s life in a few weeks.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The science of achieving clear and comfortable vision is known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/\">vision therapy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vision therapy teaches children how to improve the brain\u2019s control of their eyes, how to improve their visual skills, and how to use these new skills to improve reading, learning, concentration, and attention.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/\">Vision therapy<\/a> is more than just doing eye exercises; it improves brain-eye communication and the visual system&#8217;s effectiveness.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Vision therapy aims to improve visual abilities such as eye-tracking, convergence, hand-eye coordination, focusing, visual processing speed, and more.<\/p>\n<h2><b>What time commitment is required?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Vision therapy is an effective program, the best results are attained if the personalized program outlined by the eye doctor is followed closely.<\/p>\n<p><b>Most vision therapy programs take a few weeks or months and involve in-office sessions for up to an hour and at-home eye exercises.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It is recommended when part of a vision therapy program that you or your child commit to in-office visits, usually weekly or fortnightly, and 10-15 minutes a day of at-home exercises, 5 out of 7 days a week, while in the active training phase.<\/p>\n<p><b>SEE RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/\">What is Vision Therapy?<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\">Contact an eye doctor near you<\/a> to learn more about vision therapy.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"practice-search-widget\">\n\t\t<h3>Find a Vision Therapy Eye Doctor Near You<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<form class=\"practice-search-form practice-search-form-widget\" action=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/results\/\" method=\"get\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" class=\"practice-search-distance\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page\" class=\"practice-search-page\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_latitude\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_longitude\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" class=\"practice-search-address\" placeholder=\"City, Surburb or Address\" value=\"\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" class=\"practice-search-distance\">\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"practice-search-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.6796 0.130005C9.15708 0.130059 7.66615 0.5646 6.38198 1.38258C5.09781 2.20057 4.07373 3.36803 3.43004 4.74783C2.78634 6.12763 2.54976 7.66246 2.74808 9.17205C2.9464 10.6816 3.57139 12.1033 4.54964 13.27L0.729639 17.08C0.6364 17.1732 0.562439 17.2839 0.511979 17.4058C0.461519 17.5276 0.435547 17.6581 0.435547 17.79C0.435547 17.9219 0.461519 18.0524 0.511979 18.1743C0.562439 18.2961 0.6364 18.4068 0.729639 18.5C0.917942 18.6883 1.17334 18.7941 1.43964 18.7941C1.5715 18.7941 1.70207 18.7681 1.82389 18.7177C1.94571 18.6672 2.0564 18.5932 2.14964 18.5L5.99964 14.62C7.35406 15.6038 8.98566 16.1324 10.6596 16.13C12.7814 16.13 14.8162 15.2871 16.3165 13.7869C17.8168 12.2866 18.6596 10.2517 18.6596 8.13C18.6596 6.00827 17.8168 3.97344 16.3165 2.47315C14.8162 0.97286 12.7814 0.130005 10.6596 0.130005H10.6796ZM10.6796 14.13C9.49295 14.13 8.33291 13.7781 7.34622 13.1188C6.35952 12.4595 5.59049 11.5225 5.13636 10.4261C4.68224 9.32975 4.56342 8.12335 4.79493 6.95946C5.02644 5.79558 5.59788 4.72648 6.437 3.88736C7.27611 3.04825 8.34521 2.4768 9.5091 2.24529C10.673 2.01378 11.8794 2.1326 12.9757 2.58673C14.0721 3.04085 15.0092 3.80989 15.6685 4.79658C16.3277 5.78328 16.6796 6.94332 16.6796 8.13C16.6796 9.7213 16.0475 11.2474 14.9223 12.3726C13.7971 13.4979 12.2709 14.13 10.6796 14.13Z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"practice-search-use-my-location\">\n\t\t\tSearch near me\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\n\t<\/form>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<h2><b>Do I have to do vision therapy forever?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><em>No.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following your doctor&#8217;s evaluation, the length of the program will be discussed. The program could take as little as a few weeks, but most often is conducted over several months.<\/p>\n<p>The acquired talents that you gain from vision therapy are yours to keep and are usually permanent once you&#8217;ve completed your program of active therapy.<\/p>\n<h2><b>How does vision therapy work?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Vision therapy is a completely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/\">individualized and personalized treatment program<\/a> that aims to develop and strengthen visual skills while also retraining a child&#8217;s visual system to process visual input more accurately and easily.<\/p>\n<p>Individualized exercises using lenses, prisms, filters, occluders, and other equipment are used in vision therapy to improve visual abilities and more efficiently process information from the visual system.<\/p>\n<p>Traditional vision treatment exercises have been transformed into interesting, engaging, and interactive activities in recent years thanks to modern technologies and innovative computer-based therapies.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\">Schedule an appointment<\/a> with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/\">vision therapy<\/a> eye doctor to discuss your vision therapy program.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>You or your child\u2019s life could change for the better in just several weeks .. vision therapy might be the solution you&#8217;ve been searching for!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vision therapy can change you or your child\u2019s life in a few weeks. 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