Vision Therapy

What activities are impacted by visual deficits?

Visual deficits impact more than reading and academic performances. Deficits have the potential to impact participation in:

  • Work-related tasks
  • Driving and Community Mobility
  • Play & Social Participation
  • Communication
  • Home Management
  • Emotional Development

Vision Therapy in the Adult Population

We love serving the adult population! 40:31 Rehab & Wellness specializes in providing vision-based services for our clients suffering from the following conditions or injuries:
  • Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)
  • Post-Concussive Syndrome
  • Stroke
  • Light Sensitivity
  • Vertigo/Dizziness
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Vision Therapy in the Pediatric Population

We love serving the pediatric population, too! Often, our clients come to us with attention deficits and/or delayed reading skills. Did you know that sometimes vision deficits can be the culprit? We provide a thorough evaluation to assess deficits, identify an appropriate plan of care, and work with the parents to provide education of how best to support their child at home and school. 40:31 Rehab &Wellness specializes in providing vision-based services for our clients suffering from the following conditions or diagnoses:
  • Convergence Insufficiency or Excess
  • Divergence Insufficiency or Excess
  • Suppression
  • Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)
  • Diplopia (Double Vision)
  • Strabismus (Exotropia, Esotropia, Hypertropia, Hypotropia)
  • Visual Tracking Concerns
  • Visual Perception Concerns
  • Visual-Motor Integration Concerns
  • Delayed Reading/Academics
  • Spatial Awareness Deficits
  • Working Memory Deficits

So, why Occupational Therapy?

An occupational therapist’s (OT) broad and comprehensive educational training enables them to address multiple dimensions of vision at one time – both the skill set of “seeing” and the performance in everyday activities that are often affected by visual deficits. OTs view the patient through a holistic scope, looking beyond visual deficits, allowing them to support multiple needs in one setting.

OTs remain occupation-based and client-centered, addressing areas that are important to the patient. OTs strive for patients to be independent and feel successful in day-to-day life.

Research shows using meaningful occupation as a means of treatment yields greater motivation and increases client following-through

Using an occupation, such as play, encourages greater engagement from patients when compared to the outcomes from rote exercises utilized in traditional vision therapy.