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A child with CVI has a normal eye exam that cannot account for the abnormal visual behavior. Children with CVI display characteristic behaviors
There are three main types of vision therapy: Behavioral/perceptual vision therapy – eye exercises to improve visual processing and visual understanding Vision therapy for prevention or treatment of myopia (nearsightedness) Orthoptic vision therapy - eye exercises usually weekly over many months done in the optometrist office HOW IS ORTHOPTIC VISION THERAPY DIFFERENT FROM THE EYE EXERCISES MY OPHTHALMOLOGIST USES?
An optometrist receives a doctor of optometry (OD) degree after completing four years of optometry school, preceded by three years or more years of college. They are licensed to practice optometry, which primarily involves performing eye exams and vision tests, prescribing and dispensing corrective lenses, detecting certain eye abnormalities, and prescribing medications for certain eye diseases
This means there is a combination of multiple factors- environmental, behavioral, and genetic which contribute to the disease. Eye rubbing is a major behavioral factor in the disease
This problem can happen in children with behavioral challenges or certain differences in the shape of their face, nose, or ears
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