Amblyopia and strabismus are common eye conditions that develop early in life. However, if they are left untreated, they may cause irreversible vision loss.
Our vision therapists can develop a comprehensive series of exercises designed to manage these problems with the goal of improving your binocular vision.
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Strabismus, also known as a crossed or turned eye, is a common eye muscle condition that occurs when you are not able to align both eyes to see simultaneously.
There are several different classifications of strabismus based on the direction of the eye turn:
Amblyopia, more commonly known as a lazy eye, is the loss of vision in one or both eyes due to an eye turn or uncorrected refractive error.
This condition develops early in life, and it can lead to permanent vision loss. The treatment is to correct any outstanding refractive error, and stimulate the vision in the poor eye by patching the good eye, forcing the poor eye to take over.
At the beginning of your vision therapy appointments, we’ll perform an initial visual efficiency evaluation to determine the underlying cause of your vision issues. These assessments are similar to assessments made across all of our vision therapy programs and will not only look for deficiencies in visual efficiency, but also in visual information processing, balance, light sensitivity, contrast sensitivity, and more.
We will qualify and quantify our findings, and develop a treatment plan to address and correct these issues.
There is a wide range of exercises we can use to help improve strabismus and amblyopia. Some of these exercises can include:
Vision therapy is individualized, so your vision therapist will create a treatment plan to match your specific needs and goals. The goal of these exercises is to help strengthen your visual system and improve muscle control of your eyes.
A vision exercise program will then be designed to encourage the simultaneous use of both eyes and discourage your brain from suppressing information from your weak eye. Patients in anti-suppression therapy will often need to wear colored glasses (red/green or red/clear lenses) in the treatment room.
These glasses help provide patients with feedback to help them understand when they are using both eyes versus when they are suppressing.
The length of the treatment plan varies from case to case. Alongside our in-office therapy sessions, we offer home therapy sessions depending on the type of therapy you require.
Currently, we offer tailored plans of weekly at home therapy sessions in blocks of 10 weeks. After 5 weeks, we will provide a progress evaluation to determine the amount of time needed to correct your issues.
Visual efficiency evaluation: $150.00
Vision therapy sessions: $100.00 for 40 minutes
If you are struggling with strabismus or amblyopia, contact us today to see how our vision therapy services can help you achieve clear, comfortable, binocular vision.
Both of our locations can easily be found right across the street from The Home Depot, bordering the 91 Freeway at Indiana and Madison. Our entrances are one-way only, so if you’re driving East-bound, take the first entrance with the one-way sign on your left. If you’re driving West-bound, use your second entrance to your right.
We offer plenty of parking in front of our clinics, with disabled-parking options available.
The most thorough exam I’ve ever had. Everyone was very professional. Cleanliness was top notch.
Very kind and welcoming place with great people. Technology is very High in standard, and they work very efficiently. I would highly recommend. Thank you 20/20 vision!
I’ve been Dr Everitt’s patient for about 5 years. She is an excellent doctor with a wonderful personality. Her staff has always been courteous and professional. Her offices are immaculate. I look forward to my annual visits.
Amazing staff. From the time you enter to the time you leave all your questions and concerns have been answered and taken care of. I love this place. I tell everyone I know that they need to give this place a try.
This is a busy office, but their customer service is beyond excellent! Their office is very clean and welcoming. I had Dr. Kennedy examine my eyes on my first visit. She is so thorough and she patiently explained to me the results of my eye exams/scans. Her assistants are also great. The whole team that assisted us were all very informative, professional, courteous and personable. I would highly recommend this eye clinic.
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