Vision therapy, or visual training, is a neurofunctional treatment aimed at improving and optimizing visual abilities through a personalized re-education process.
This is carried out through guided visual exercises adapted to the needs of each patient. In this way, different areas of the visual system are worked on, such as eye muscles, focusing and visual information processing, with the aim of improving visual efficiency and performance.
Improving visual skills can lead to greater performance and effectiveness in everyday activities such as studying, working or practicing sports.
Visual processing is the brain’s ability to receive the information we see, interpret it and give it meaning. It is not just about “seeing well”, but about understanding and organizing what comes in through the eyes.
Several important skills are involved in visual processing. When any of these skills present difficulties, problems may appear in areas such as reading, writing, learning new concepts or spatial organization.
It allows us to differentiate and recognize letters, numbers, symbols, shapes and details. Thanks to this skill, we can distinguish one letter from another or identify objects in our environment. It is essential for reading and understanding what we observe.
It helps us remember what we have seen and identified, whether it is an object, an image or a sequence of elements.
These allow us to orient ourselves in space, organize objects, move around a room, interpret maps or differentiate similar elements according to their position, such as the letters “p” and “b”.
This is responsible for organizing all the information we have received through sight, giving it order and using it appropriately in everyday tasks.
If any of these skills are altered, we may experience reading and writing problems, confuse letters, have difficulty memorizing study material or interpreting maths problems.
We may also have difficulty understanding what we are being asked in an exam, especially if the way the question is asked or the content changes from the way it was studied.
To detect whether there is a visual processing problem, a set of specific tests must be carried out to assess how the information received through sight is interpreted, understood and organized.
In order to improve and enhance visual skills, it is necessary to carry out a vision therapy treatment, performing specific exercises and procedures that allow these skills to be developed or integrated.
If you think you may have difficulties related to visual processing, reading, writing or visual coordination, visit the Soloptical Larios store and one of our specialists will assess your case to offer you the best solution.
Optometry is the science responsible for assessing the efficiency of the visual system in both children and adults.
The optometrist can detect conditions such as lazy eye, strabismus, diplopia (double vision), focusing problems or issues with coordination between both eyes, as well as pathologies, ulcers, cataracts, retinopathy, AMD…
Do you often have headaches or eye strain after studying or reading? Do your eyes become red? Does your child sit very close when reading or using a tablet? Do they tilt their head or squint one eye when doing homework or watching TV?...
If you answered YES to any of these questions, you may have a visual problem.
It is the brain’s ability to recognize, interpret, discriminate, integrate, and understand the visual information that reaches us through the sense of sight.
Skills such as visual discrimination, visual memory, spatial relationships, and planning are some of the abilities that make up visual processing.
Visual discrimination helps us recognize letters, numbers, symbols, etc., and is very important for reading processes and for understanding what we are seeing.
Visual memory allows us to remember everything we have discriminated and identified, whether it is a single object or a sequence.
Visuospatial relationships help us orient ourselves, organize space, move around a room, or interpret a map, as well as distinguish between letters such as “p” and “b”.
But what if we can do all that but cannot organize the information? That is where planning comes in, allowing us to structure everything we have processed through vision.
If some of these skills are impaired, we may experience difficulties in areas such as reading, writing, and concept acquisition, among others.
If any of these skills are affected, we may experience difficulties with reading and writing, confuse letters, have trouble memorizing study material, or interpreting math problems. We may also struggle to understand what is being asked in an exam if the way questions are phrased or the content differs from how it was studied.
To detect whether there is a visual processing problem, a series of specific tests must be carried out to assess how visual information is interpreted, understood, and organized.
To improve and enhance visual skills, it is necessary to undergo visual therapy, using specific exercises and procedures that help develop or integrate these abilities.
"We can learn, restructure, improve, and ultimately automate the ability to see in order to achieve maximum visual performance with the least possible energy expenditure."
It is a personalized treatment based on visual exercises and sensory-motor perceptual stimulation procedures, aimed at developing, enhancing, and/or improving the visual skills in which the patient shows below-normal performance.
At Soloptical Larios, we develop a series of personalized exercises for each patient, based on the diagnosis obtained.
We carry out one weekly in-clinic session and reinforce the therapy with daily exercises at home. These exercises are explained beforehand to the patient (they will not exceed 15 minutes per day) and are designed to be dynamic and engaging.
It will depend on which values are reduced in the initial visual assessment.
For visual therapy to be effective, the most important factors are having an accurate diagnosis and ensuring the patient is well motivated to carry out the treatment. When this is achieved, it becomes the key to success, as both the professional and the patient will be working together toward the same goal.
Nowadays, partly due to prolonged use of new technologies, we are seeing a progressive increase in myopia. Myopia affects 6 out of 10 people in Spain.
Preventing the progression of myopia is a key role of the Optician-Optometrist. We have a range of specific diagnostic tests to provide the best recommendations for treatment and follow-up of our patients.
Soloptical offers the most advanced and up-to-date treatments:
-Ortho-K
-MiSight
-Myosmart
-Pottencia
Slowing the progression of myopia is important, as it can lead to long-term problems, including retinal diseases and reduced visual acuity.
