Vision Therapy?
 

I've seen a few people on here mention vision therapy, and I'm considering this for myself if I can find a way to fund it. I have extreme light sensitivity as well as persistent eye strain (including pain in the eyeballs).

For those of you who have tried it, did it help? If so, how many sessions did you need? What were your worst symptoms when you started therapy, and which symptoms did it help with the most?

Thanks for your feedback.

Pete

Pete,

I haven't tried it yet, but I'm seriously considering it.

It's worth a try, you know? We gotta try something before we know it will work for us.

ive been goin twice a week for 3 months now. they found that i have convergence insufficiency meaning my eyes wont turn in together all the way while looking at closeup stuff. my main problems are not being able to read a book without getting a headache and motion on tv blurring out.

im on my parents insurance which is really good because its fully covered but i got a statement in the mail a while back and it showed it to be over $200 each one hour session which is insanely expensive, thankfully i have insurance though

id say it has helped a little bit, my therapist is confident that ill be able to read again without getting a headache but as of right now im still not there yet, i also have light sensitivity but theres really not much they can do about that, she just told me to get a pen light and hold it up to my eye for a few seconds to stimulate the pupil

its worth a shot at going though, because everyones problems are different so who knows maybe yours can be fixed really quickly

I've been looking into doing this too. I contacted a provider in my area and she got back to me today. I think it's WAY too expensive for me to try without insurance covering it and I don't think my insurance does... SO, I'll be talking it over with my boyfriend tonight. ::Crosses Fingers::

I've been looking online for different therapy exercises I can do too. For free. :)

My insurance covered the evaluation and 10 weekly sessions. I had convergence insufficiency, spasm of accommodation (difficulty switching between near & far) and binocular vision problems. The 10 sessions helped me tolerate reading, computer, and other close work. I was also able to start driving again. My light sensitivity mostly goes along with my headaches and I didn't notice a big change in that except that I ended up having headaches less frequently and less intensely.

If your insurance covers it, I think it's definitely worth a shot. If not, you might be able to look up some of the exercises to do at home such as Hart chart and Brock string. The very basic exercises just involve someone moving their finger in front of your face for you to track with your eyes and also following an object in toward your nose and then out again.

I have been doing once a week session for the past 7 months and this is my 8th month. I get some benefit immediately after but the session but it doesn't last long. One thing we found is training prism lenses helps me when I get dizzy and visual disturbance so I use it a lot whenever I get my symptoms. Also ordered one more custom made prism glasses.

Seems like something wrong in the vision but can't really pin point. Yes it is complex. But they try it very sincerely with one therapist for one person and they are trying their best to help me. Only some Insurances cover and most don't.

It sure worth a try in my opinion but better not expect any quick fixes.

Best.

Thanks, everyone; this is really helpful feedback. I think I'm going to hold off for the time being and maybe keep that as an option further down the road, if I can get it covered.

if u can get it covered id say give it a shot but if not id say maybe look up some eye exercises online such as just simply doing pencil pushups and the brock string, those are the two main ones i do in therapy