Treat Vision Trouble at Calgary Optometry Centre
At Calgary Optometry Centre, we offer vision therapy under the supervision of professionals. Learn more about vision therapy and come in for a consultation to see if vision therapy is right for you.
What Is Vision Therapy?
Vision therapy aims to get your eyes and brain working as a team. The eyes take in the information you see, and the brain processes all that data and makes sense of it. If there’s a disconnect between the brain and the eyes, this can impact your child’s vision.
Vision therapy is performed under the supervision of our eye doctors with some at-home exercises as well.
Symptoms to Watch For
Some signs that your child could benefit from vision therapy include:
- Skipping words or lines while reading
- Mixing up similar words, like “was” and “saw”
- Confusing the letters b, d, p, and q
- Rubbing eyes or closing one eye when reading or doing near work
- Holding books too closely or tilting their head when reading
- Eye strain or headaches with schoolwork or computer use
- Difficulty with reading comprehension
- Blurred or double vision when reading
- Avoiding homework
- Poor attention span
- Fidgeting and squirming in the chair
Of course, none of these are surefire signs of a vision problem. These symptoms could have many sources. But, if you have noticed your child exhibiting any signs like these, please bring them up during your child’s eye exam. If our optometrists know there’s an issue, they know what to look for.
What Vision Therapy Can Help with & What It Can’t
Vision therapy could assist your child with their vision, but it’s not a miracle cure. No results can be guaranteed, but some studies show vision therapy may be effective in helping correct certain conditions.
Vision therapy has proven helpful in cases of:
- convergence insufficiency, a condition where your eyes may drift when looking at something near to you.
- Binocular vision problems, an issue that affects how the eyes work together, which can occur in kids with certain learning disabilities.
- Amblyopia, also known as lazy eye.
- Strabismus, also known as crossed eyes.
- Vision problems related to brain injuries.
Although vision therapy can help address frustration at school or with close-up tasks by strengthening communication between the eyes and brain, it cannot and does not cure learning disorders like ADHD and dyslexia.
Your vision therapy plan will be tailored specifically to you or your child. Discuss any questions or concerns you have with your eye doctor when you visit.
Serving Calgarians at 3 locations
Calgary Downtown
- 403-264-2639
- 403-264-2872
- dt@calgaryoptometry.com
- Suite 110, 840 7 Avenue SW
- Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G2
Office Hours
- Monday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Thursday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
Lake Bonavista
- 403-278-8851
- 403-271-5139
- bv@calgaryoptometry.com
- #630, 12100 Macleod Trail SE
- Calgary, Alberta T2J 7G9
*The office is closed between 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm Mondays to Fridays.
Office Hours
- Monday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Tuesday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Wednesday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday: 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM
- Friday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Sunday: Closed
Huntington Hills
- 403-274-5234
- 403-274-1674
- hh@calgaryoptometry.com
- 6530 4 Street NE
- Calgary , Alberta T2K 6H2
*The office is closed between 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm Mondays to Fridays.
Office Hours
- Monday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Tuesday: 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM
- Wednesday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Friday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Sunday: Closed
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Huntington Hills
- 6530 4 Street NE
- Calgary , Alberta T2K 6H2
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P: 403-274-5234
hh@calgaryoptometry.com
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Lake Bonavista
- #630, 12100 Macleod Trail SE
- Calgary, Alberta T2J 7G9
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P: 403-278-8851
bv@calgaryoptometry.com
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Calgary Downtown
- Suite 110, 840 7 Avenue SW
- Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G2
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P: 403-264-2639
dt@calgaryoptometry.com
