Strengthen Your Eyes...Not Your Prescription

My name is Dr. Theresa Rua.

As an Eye doctor who utilizes Vision Therapy, it amazes me how many patients rely on glasses.  Using simple techniques you can easily strengthen your eyes and improve your vision.

Vision therapy is like physical therapy for the eyes.

For many years Behavioral optometrists have developed and used visual training to:

· Prevent and treat eye problems, like accommodative (focusing) disorders

· Develop the visual skills needed to achieve more effectively at school, work or play

· Enhance functioning on tasks demanding sustained visual effort such as computer use or reading

My goal in designing this program is for you to improve your vision without the need for stronger glasses.

This program can be done in minutes a day. Whether you are at work, on line, or watching TV--that time can be used to strengthen your eyes. The Vision Therapy program that I have designed works for all types of visual problems, and can be done at home or on the go.

Here’s how it works:

Good vision depends on the eye muscles. The ciliary muscle changes the shape of the lens of the eye causing objects to come into focus. Six other muscles surround each eye controlling all ocular movements. These muscles can decrease in strength as a result of stress, poor nutrition, or the aging process.

Common symptoms of eye muscle fatique are:

• Headaches around the eyes
• Eyestrain
• Fluctuating Vision--when objects or words go in and ourtof focus.
• Losing your place while reading,
• Re-reading lines
• Poor Reading Comprehension

Vision Therapy can improve Eyestrain, blurred vision, and the inability to focus, by strengthening the muscles of the eyes.

The effects of Myopia (Near-sightedness), Presbyopia (needing reading glasses) and Hyperopia (Far-sightedness) can all be reduced using vision therapy.

Through Vision Therapy, people are able to develop more efficient visual performance.

The Visual Skills, which can be developed and enhanced through visual training, include:

I. Visual Acuity is the sharpness of sight.

a. Snellen chart- the way of measuring acuity—not vision. Wearing glasses rarely eliminates a reading problem with school aged children.

II. Mechanical Skills can be described as how well the muscles in and around the eyes are controlled by the brain

a. Accommodation -is the ability to maintain focus at all distances. This focal change is a change in contraction of they eye’s ciliary muscles. Close work requires a high demand of accommodation, while looking in the distance requires a relaxation of accommodation. This change in focus needs to occur instantaneously. Copying notes off the board is a visual disaster for a person who has an accommodation problem. The symptoms are very similar to a person who needs reading glasses; the words go in and out of focus.

b. Binocularity-is the teaming of the eyes so they can converge properly. In order to read both eyes must converge on the same word at the same time. Poor binocularity is what causes people to skip or confuse words or skip lines while reading. Precise eye movements are not only necessary for reading, but also for following the ball in sports, and depth perception for driving.

c. Ocular Motor Fixation-is simply looking at an object or word accurately. This is essential for reading and writing.

When you buy this, you will receive:

• A 22 page instruction booklet.
• Information explaining the science of why vision therapy works.
• An eye chart measured for 10 feet
• Easy to follow instructions and purposes for each exercise.
• Cool optical illusions and fun things to show your friends (always a hit at parties!)

Why not get A "Tune-up" For Your Eyes?

Note:  The methods used in these vision therapy manuals are designed to improve visual function.
          They are not meant to diagnose or treat any one specific eye condition or disease.
          Annual eye exams are necessary not only to check your vision but also your overall health.
          Diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high eye pressure, optic nerve and retinal
          problems are all detected through routine eye exams.  Behavioral optometrists also diagnose
          and treat visual disorders that may cause learning problems.
          ***Please consult your eye doctor concerning your own personal eye care needs.***