Dyslexia and Vision Therapy Tracking - A Positive Link?

Dyslexia and vision therapy are very oftentracking, dyslexia and vision therapy apparently do
coupled together, whilst some experts wouldcoincide.
oppose with this. The genuine diagnosis of dyslexiaOther areas in vision training that are similar to
depends on a range of things, making an actualtracking exercises can help parts of remedial
definition very difficult to make. Because of thisreading. Children with learning disabilities can carry
lack of an unanimously agreed remedial definition,out eye coordination and focus therapies to help
dyslexia as a learning disability is subsequentlycontinue focus on a book. Visualization therapy
over-diagnosed in a lot of cases.can likewise support them in their spelling and
Being an Optometrist, I most often assist childrenrecall, and reversal therapy stops the child writing
with learning disabilities, correlating dyslexia withletters in reverse. All of these components
vision training everyday, and have been doing sodemonstrate that dyslexia and vision therapy are
for over 20 years. However with vision training orclosely connected and can be easily associated.
therapy, remedial definitions such as focus andSince there is no universally agreed upon remedial
eye coordination disorders, tracking anddefinition for dyslexia, parents are free to look at
sequencing are most often agreed upon within thethe connection between dyslexia and vision
industry. Diagnosing dyslexia is much more of atherapy. In fact, I have used vision training in my
complex task, as there are none of theseoffice to care for children with diagnosed brain
components to help draw attention to the issue.disorders and have had success. Did it cure the
Children who suffer from dyslexia can discoverbrain disorder? No, or course not! But what it did
help in vision training in a assortment of ways.do it train visual skills which the child, even though
Vision therapy tracking can help to improve eyethey have a brain issue, was able to use to
movements, enabling the patient's vision toconsiderably improve their learning ability.
become stable which allows them to retain theirEvery possible opportunity for a child with learning
place in a book when they read. Even as theredisabilities must be openly discussed with the
have been numerous disputes as to whether orparents, even if the treatment seems odd or
not dyslexia and vision therapy can be associated,new. Failure to do so is very unprofessional, yet
thousands of children across the world engaging indoctors across the world overlook treatment like
tracking exercises have discovered it to be ofvision training when it could help many of their
terrific value. Vision therapy tracking exercises willpatients. Whether or not parents need to start on
improve and challenge the visual skills in a child,vision tracking exercises, or engage in programs
helping their reading and stabilizing their spacesuch as ours, the association between dyslexia
world, overcoming some of the symptoms ofand vision therapy needs to be discussed
dyslexia. And in vision therapy disciplines such aspositively and considered by all concerned.