VISION THERAPY MYTH VS REALITY
MYTH - There is no difference between sight and vision.
MYTH - If you have 20/20 eyesight, you have perfect vision.
REALITY – If a child has 20/20 visual acuity according to the Snellen Test, it does NOT mean he or she has good vision. The Snellen Test, or eye chart used by most schools for visual screening, assesses if a child is able to identify letters at a distance that a child with normal vision would be expected to see at a distance of 20 feet. This is what is called visual acuity and has nothing to do with how the child interprets or understands what he or she sees. In addition, the test does not assess visual skills such as seeing close-up, focusing, depth perception, peripheral vision or eye coordination.
MYTH - A child with a short attention span or behavioral problems, has ADD/ADHD.
MYTH - The effectiveness of vision therapy is not scientifically proven.
MYTH - Eye exercises I see in magazines, TV, or I hear on the radio is vision therapy.
MYTH - With homework and after-school programs don't have time for vision therapy.
MYTH - Adults cannot be treated with vision therapy.
MYTH - Children with crossed eyes will eventually grow out of them.
MYTH - If a child has problems seeing, they will tell a parent or teacher.
REALITY – Unfortunately, children with vision problems usually don’t tell a parent or teacher they have a problem. They don’t realize they are supposed to see letters, numbers, and objects in the world in a different way.
MYTH - The effectiveness of vision therapy is not scientifically proven.

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