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45 VISION THERAPY SKILLS & PURPOSES

The following skills can be trained with vision therapy.

Bilateral Integration

Bilateral integration is the ability of your brain to coordinate and use both sides of your body together smoothly. It helps you do things like walk, run, and use both hands together for tasks like tying your shoes or catching a ball. Essentially, it's about good communication between your brain and both sides of your body.

Binocular Accommodative Facility

Binocular Gross Convergence

Binocular gross convergence is the coordinated movement of both eyes inward to focus on a nearby object, allowing us to perceive depth and see things clearly up close.

Binocular Gross Saccades

Binocular gross saccades are rapid, coordinated eye movements where both eyes move together to shift focus from one point to another, helping us quickly scan our surroundings or change our gaze.

Binocular Physiological Diplopia

Binocular physiological diplopia is a normal and temporary double vision that occurs when each eye sees a slightly different image due to their slightly different perspectives, but the brain usually fuses these images into a single, clear image.

Binocular Rotational Pursuits

Binocular Vergence Facility

Biocular Fine Saccades

Biocular fine saccades are small, rapid eye movements that both of your eyes make together to help you focus on a nearby object or shift your gaze between different points of interest.

Biocular Peripheral Awareness

Biocular peripheral awareness is the ability to be aware of objects and movements on the sides of your vision while focusing on something directly in front of you, like being able to notice things in your peripheral vision without turning your head.

Biocular Rotational Pursuits

Biocular rotational pursuits are eye movements where both eyes work together to smoothly track and follow a moving object, such as when you watch a spinning top without any blurriness or double vision.

Biocular Smooth Fusional Divergence

Biocular Smooth Fusional Divergence is the ability of our eyes to smoothly and comfortably move outward to maintain single vision when looking at an object moving away from us, like when tracking an object moving into the distance.

Biocular Smooth Vertical Vergence - Right Supravergence / Left Infravergence

Biocular Step Fusional Divergence

Biocular step fusional divergence is the ability of our eyes to move outward to maintain single vision when an object we are looking at moves closer to us, helping us see clearly and avoid double vision as objects approach.

Biocular Vergence Facility

Biocular vergence facility is the ability of our eyes to work together and smoothly adjust their angles to focus on objects at different distances, allowing us to switch our gaze from near to far objects effortlessly.

Monocular Accommodative Amplitude

Monocular accommodative amplitude refers to the maximum distance at which one eye can focus on an object clearly while the other eye is covered or not used, indicating the eye's ability to adjust its focus for near tasks.

Monocular Fine Saccades

Monocular fine saccades are small, rapid eye movements made by one eye independently to help focus on a specific object or detail without moving the entire head or both eyes.

Monocular Peripheral Awareness

Monocular peripheral awareness is the ability to perceive objects and movement on the sides of your vision when you focus on something directly in front of you, like being aware of things in your side vision while looking straight ahead.

Monocular Rotational Pursuits

Monocular rotational pursuits are a type of eye movement where one eye tracks a moving object by smoothly following its rotational motion, like when you watch a spinning top with just one eye.

Stereopsis & Depth Perception
(Third Degree Fusion)

Visual Discrimination

Visual discrimination is the ability to recognize and distinguish between different visual stimuli, such as shapes, colors, or patterns, based on their unique characteristics or differences.

Visual Sequential Memory

Visual Sequential Memory refers to a person's ability to remember and recall a series of visual information or images in the order they were presented, similar to remembering the sequence of cards in a deck or the steps of a recipe.

Visual Spatial Orientation

Visual spatial orientation is the ability to understand and mentally manipulate the position and relationship of objects in space, like knowing where things are located and how they relate to each other in your surroundings. It helps you navigate, recognize patterns, and make sense of the physical world.

Visual-Motor Integration

Visual-motor integration refers to the ability of our brain and muscles to work together, allowing us to use our eyes to guide our hands and body in performing tasks like writing, drawing, or catching a ball. It's essentially the coordination between what we see and how we physically respond to it.

Binocular Accommodative Accuracy

Binocular Fine Saccades

Binocular Gross Motor Control

Binocular Gross Motor Control refers to the ability of both eyes to work together effectively in tasks that involve large, coordinated movements. It's like teamwork between your eyes when you do activities such as catching a ball or tracking an object's movement smoothly with both eyes without double vision or misalignment.

Binocular Peripheral Awareness

Binocular peripheral awareness refers to the ability to see and be aware of objects and movement on the sides of your vision when both of your eyes are open, helping you sense your surroundings without directly focusing on them.

Binocular Pursuits

Binocular Step Convergence

Binocular step convergence refers to the coordinated movement of both eyes as they converge or move closer together to focus on a near object, allowing us to perceive depth and see things clearly up close.

Biocular Accommodative Facility

Biocular Gross Saccades

Biocular gross saccades are rapid, coordinated eye movements made by both eyes together to shift focus from one point to another, allowing us to quickly change our gaze and perceive different objects or scenes in our field of view.

Biocular Pursuits

Biocular pursuits refer to the coordinated movement of both eyes as they track and follow a moving object, allowing us to maintain a clear and stable view of it.

Biocular Smooth Fusional Convergence

Biocular Smooth Fusional Convergence is the ability of our eyes to smoothly and comfortably move inward together to focus on a near object without double vision, helping us see things clearly up close.

Biocular Smooth Vertical Vergence - Right Infravergence / Left Supravergence

Biocular Step Fusional Convergence

Biocular step fusional convergence is the ability of both eyes to work together to turn inward slightly and align on a nearby object as it moves closer, helping us maintain clear and single vision when looking at something up close.

Biocular Suppression

Biocular suppression is a phenomenon in vision where one eye's input is ignored or suppressed by the brain when both eyes are open, typically occurring when there is a significant difference in the quality of vision between the two eyes, such as in cases of amblyopia or strabismus.

Monocular Accommodative Accuracy

Monocular accommodative accuracy refers to how well one eye can focus on an object and adjust its lens to see it clearly, typically measured in terms of how accurately the eye can focus on different distances.

Monocular Accommodative Facility

Monocular accommodative facility is the ability of one eye to quickly and accurately change its focus from near to far objects and vice versa, helping us maintain clear vision at different distances with a single eye.

Monocular Gross Saccades

Monocular gross saccades refer to rapid, involuntary eye movements made by one eye at a time, typically used to quickly shift our gaze from one point to another.

Monocular Pursuits

Monocular pursuits refer to the ability of an individual's eyes to track and follow a moving object with just one eye, allowing them to visually follow and focus on the object's movement using a single eye's movements.

Optokinetic Reflex

The optokinetic reflex is a visual response that helps us stabilize our gaze while observing moving objects or scenes by involuntarily tracking them with our eyes in a coordinated and rhythmic manner.

Visual Closure

Visual closure is the ability of our brain to recognize and understand an object or shape even when it's partially hidden or incomplete, allowing us to perceive the whole picture even if some parts are missing.

Visual Memory/Recall

Visual memory/recall is the ability to remember and mentally recreate images or scenes that you've seen in the past. It's like having a mental picture that you can bring to mind when you think about something you've seen before.

Visual Spatial Memory

Visual spatial memory is the ability to remember and mentally manipulate the locations and arrangements of objects or landmarks in your environment, like recalling where you left your keys on a table or picturing a map in your mind.

Visual-Auditory Integration

Visual-auditory integration is the brain's ability to combine and make sense of information from both the eyes (visual) and ears (auditory) to create a cohesive understanding of the world, like recognizing that a honking car is approaching from behind by combining the sound with seeing it in your rearview mirror.

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