A touch of voodoo clings to some claims made for vision therapy.
At most, vision therapy can improve only the brain's ability to process visual information and the body's ability to respond to it.
The object of vision therapy is to help make that happen.
There is no hard proof that sports vision therapy translates into better performance.
In that way, it might be considered another useful tool, which is how Basanez regards vision therapy.
Works with patients that require vision therapy, such as low vision patients.
Through a controversial practice called vision therapy, some optometrists say they can treat learning disabilities.
Sensory integration and vision therapy are also common, but there is little research supporting their effectiveness.
This early and traditional form of vision therapy was the foundation of what is now known as orthoptics.
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, most vision therapy is done by optometrists.