Posted by Claire on 18:52 Jan 17
In Reply to: Re: Question #2-Not sure what to call this posted by Stacy in NJ
for vision problems. (Link below. All I did was search for orthoptics.)
Orthoptics came about when independent research showed conclusively that vision therapy exercises are highly therapeutic for vergence and accommodation problems. The exercises used in orthoptics are a subset of the exercises used by developmental optometrists for years. However, opthalmologists have been careful to change the terminology so there is no apparent link to optometrists or to "vision therapy".
Vision therapy is not accepted by anyone as a treatment for reading problems. It is used exclusively as a treatment for vision problems. Not all children with difficulty learning to read have vision problems, but a high percentage do.
It's a shame that vergence, accommodation, and other functional vision skills are not assessed in regular eye exams. Acuity is not all there is to vision.