Natural Vision Improvement V1.1

 
[11.0] BEHAVIORAL OPTOMETRY

[11.1] What is behavioral optometry?

Optometric vision therapy is an organised therapeutic regimen
designed to treat neuromuscular, neurophysicological and
neurosensory conditions that interfer with vision function.

[11.12] What is patching?

An eye patch, or taped up lens in spectacles, used to cover a
dominant or stronger or eye, to force the weaker eye to wake up. Some
advise use only while there is a noticeable difference between
the eyes, while others, in particular Robert-Michael Kaplan, advise
alternate patching when both eyes see about the same.


[11.13] What are pinhole glasses?

Stenopaeic glasses. Dveloped in Germany in 1896. Glasses with black
plastic with around 170 little pinholes in them. The narrow rays of
light cause smaller blur circles and hence allow some clear
vision. Pinholes are ideal for people that have difficulty reading. Not
to be used whilst driving or at night.

[11.14] What are anaglyph glasses?

Glasses with one red and one green lens. Used to separate the
signals going into the brain. Promotes 3-d images in the mind.
Should only be used under the supervision of a behavioral
optometrist.

[11.15] What are polaroid glasses?

Glasses that allow only axis of polarisation, in behavioral
optometry each lens has a different polarasation, typically
45degree and 135degree. Should only be used under the supervision of a
behavioral optometrist.


[11.16] What are prism glasses?

Glasses that have special prisms incorporated to rearanage your
spatial perceptions. Should only be used under the supervision of a
behavioral optometrist.


[11.17] What is the Accommotrac Vision Trainer?

A biofeedback device developed by Dr Joseph N. Trachtman, a
behavioural optometrist in Brooklyn Heights, New York. The
patient uses it to learn to control his or her accommodation.
Excellent results are possible for myopes. The theory behind the AVT
is that when a person learns to relax to keep the cilliary relax
during focusing substantial improvement in vision can occur.

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