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At Eyes of New Mexico Family Optometry, our Vision Therapy program helps children and adults improve visual processing, eye coordination, focusing skills, and binocular vision. Vision Therapy is often recommended for patients experiencing reading difficulties, eye strain, visual discomfort, or other vision-related challenges that cannot be fully corrected with glasses or contact lenses alone.
Symptoms that could indicate a need for a Vision Therapy treatment.
Double vision
Blurry vision and eye strain
Difficulty concentrating
Difficulty reading
Reduced depth perception
Motion sensitivity
Eye strain and headaches
Brain fog
Tunnel vision
Light sensitivity
Skipping lines or losing place while reading
Words moving or blurring on the page
Poor reading comprehension despite good decoding
Headaches or eye strain with near work
Short attention span for visual tasks
Avoidance of reading or close work
Difficulty sustaining attention on visual tasks
Becomes frustrated or emotional with near tasks
Inconsistent performance — some days “on,” some days “off”
Prefers listening or hands-on activities over reading or writing
How our Vision Therapy program could help you.
Vision therapy typically involves:
Vision Therapy is a personalized treatment program designed to improve how the eyes and brain work together. It can help strengthen visual skills such as eye teaming, focusing, tracking, visual processing, and coordination to improve comfort and performance in everyday activities.
Some common signs include:
A comprehensive evaluation can help determine whether Vision Therapy may be beneficial.
Yes. Vision Therapy can help both children and adults. Adults may benefit from treatment for binocular vision disorders, visual processing challenges, eye strain, concussion-related vision problems, and difficulties with reading or focusing.
Vision Therapy does not teach reading, but it can improve the visual skills needed for comfortable and efficient reading. Many patients experience improvements in tracking, focusing, eye coordination, and visual processing that support reading performance.
Vision Therapy may be recommended for:
Every patient is different. The length of treatment depends on the individual's diagnosis, goals, and consistency with therapy. During your evaluation, our team will provide personalized recommendations based on your specific needs.
Not always. Glasses can help improve visual clarity, but some vision-related challenges involve how the eyes and brain work together. In these cases, Vision Therapy may be recommended alongside glasses or contact lenses.
A Vision Therapy evaluation includes specialized testing to assess how the eyes and brain work together. We evaluate skills such as eye coordination, focusing, tracking, visual processing, and binocular vision to determine whether Vision Therapy may be appropriate.
Eyes of NM Family Optometry provides Vision Therapy in Albuquerque, New Mexico for children, teens, and adults. Our team creates personalized treatment plans designed to improve visual function, comfort, and performance.
