{"id":17036,"date":"2021-09-09T11:24:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T11:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=17036"},"modified":"2021-09-09T11:24:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T11:24:50","slug":"vision-therapy-when-will-i-see-improvements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/guide-to-vision-therapy\/what-is-vision-therapy\/vision-therapy-when-will-i-see-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision Therapy: When will I See Improvements?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over 15% of the population can benefit with vision therapy.<\/b><\/h2>\n

Did you know that vision therapy can improve eye teaming, visual processing, focusing, visual tracking and eye movements?<\/p>\n

Vision therapy<\/a> is a personalized program of eye exercises, prescribed by qualified eye doctors and optometrists for both children<\/a> and adult.<\/p>\n

How quick will I see benefits?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Although it varies from person to person, most children will already see an improvement<\/a> within the first 6-10 weeks.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Adult vision therapy takes a little longer because adult brains aren\u2019t as flexible as children\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Even if learning happens more quickly when you’re younger, you can still observe improvements in your adult life, due to neuroplasticity!<\/p>\n

What is neuroplasticity?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The ability of the brain to alter and adapt in response to new experiences is known as neuroplasticity.<\/p>\n

Improved visual function, due to neuroplasticity, can sometimes take only a few weeks.<\/b><\/p>\n

The nerve fibers in the brain were originally supposed to be incapable of adaptation or change after the age of eight, when the brain was thought to be fully matured.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, according to modern science technology, we now know that the brain can adapt and change throughout our lifetimes, and that it does so without our knowledge. Neuroplasticity is based on this principle.<\/p>\n

Every time you learn something new, neuroplasticity permits you to establish new neural pathways.<\/p>\n

The brain transmits electrical impulses down neural pathways whenever we think, feel, or do an action\u2014 therefore when we change our behavior or perform an action in a new way, the brain creates a new pathway to transfer these impulses.<\/p>\n

We strengthen the neural pathway and encourage the brain to get used to behavior the more we practice it.<\/p>\n

SEE RELATED: Vision Therapy for Children<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Contact a vision therapy eye doctor near you<\/a> to discuss a vision therapy program for you or your child.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\t

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