Vision Therapy

Vision therapy

For vision help beyond 20/20

Neuro Optometric Vision Therapy is a specialized field within eye care that treats vision concerns beyond eye health and 20/20 vision.

Currently offered at our Roseville, CA clinic only.

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Please call 916.786.2212 to schedule.

What is vision therapy?

Neuro Optometric Vision Therapy is a treatment prescribed by a specialized subset of optometrists — Fellows of Optometry in Vision Development and Rehabilitation. It's a highly effective treatment that trains the brain with the goal of creating an efficient brain-eye connection. A therapy program using lenses, filters and specialized tools and procedures is tailored to each individual to improve skills like tracking, focusing, eye teaming and visual processing.

The field treats a variety of vision concerns including visual headaches, reading fatigue, double vision, poor academic performance, poor attention in school, difficulty with vision after a stroke or concussion, poor eye-hand coordination and light sensitivity.

Why might I need vision therapy?

Learning & focus

Difficulty in school, ADHD- or dyslexia-type symptoms, or trouble with reading and attention.

Discomfort & strain

Uncomfortable or double vision, visual strain with computer work, or light sensitivity (photophobia).

Recovery & performance

Vision changes after a stroke or concussion, amblyopia or strabismus, or a desire to improve athletic performance.

Treatments within neuro optometric vision therapy

Vision learning disorders

Students who struggle in school may have a vision-related learning disorder. Common signs include losing your place or skipping small words while reading, difficulty copying from the board, avoidance of or frustration with reading, and eye fatigue, headaches or performing below potential.

Standardized clinic tests assess whether visual skills are a roadblock to learning — even a child who sees 20/20 can have vision problems that significantly interfere with the learning process.

Amblyopia & strabismus

Amblyopia is reduced vision from improper visual development in the brain, causing one eye to perform worse than the other even though the eye itself is healthy. Research clearly shows vision therapy is the most effective, longest-lasting way to normalize the visual system.

Strabismus refers to an eye that turns — a sign the brain-to-eye connection isn't working efficiently. The goal of treatment is to get the entire visual system working as efficiently as possible so it doesn't hold back school, work or sports.

Brain injury recovery

Neurologic visual impairment complicates recovery for 3 out of 4 people after a brain injury or concussion. If you experience double or blurred vision, headaches, eye strain, dizziness, fatigue, decreased balance, light or motion sensitivity, mood swings, hyper-irritability or emotional exhaustion after a neurologic event, a vision therapy assessment is recommended.

Sports enhancement

Vision therapy has been shown to directly improve an athlete's performance through faster eye-hand coordination, improved spatial awareness, increased accuracy, decreased reaction time, improved dynamic visual acuity, enhanced peripheral awareness and visualization practices.

Even people with “good eyes” can see significant gains in visual effectiveness and efficiency through specific vision training. Pro sports teams do it — so does the military.

Optometric phototherapy (Syntonics)

Optometric phototherapy gently stimulates the retina with targeted wavelengths of light. This non-invasive treatment helps reset the autonomic nervous system, balancing any dysregulation of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.

Restoring this balance can relieve double or blurred vision, light sensitivity, reading and writing difficulties, dizziness and headaches, visual stress, hypersensitivity, and body or emotional dysregulation — helping you feel more focused, comfortable and in control, naturally.

It's a doctor-prescribed program that trains the brain-eye connection using lenses, filters and specialized tools to improve skills like tracking, focusing, eye teaming and visual processing — treating concerns that go beyond eye health and 20/20 vision.
People with difficulty in school, ADHD- or dyslexia-type symptoms, uncomfortable or double vision, visual strain with computer work, vision changes after a stroke or concussion, a diagnosis of amblyopia or strabismus, light sensitivity, or anyone wanting to improve athletic performance.
Vision therapy is currently offered at our Roseville, CA clinic only. Please call 916.786.2212 to schedule an assessment.
Yes. Neurologic visual impairment complicates recovery for 3 out of 4 people after a brain injury or concussion. If you have symptoms like double vision, headaches, dizziness, light or motion sensitivity or decreased balance after a neurologic event, a vision therapy assessment is recommended.
No. While it's often used for vision-related learning disorders in children, adults benefit too — for brain-injury recovery, binocular vision issues and sports performance. Even people with “good eyes” can improve visual efficiency through specific training.
A non-invasive treatment that gently stimulates the retina with targeted wavelengths of light to help reset and balance the autonomic nervous system, relieving symptoms like double or blurred vision, light sensitivity, dizziness, headaches and visual stress.