36. Vision Training for Convergence & Accommodative Insufficiency with Number Dot Card

👁 Number Dot Card to improve Convergence functions, increase Accommodative Amplitude, & train Anti-Suppression - Home Vision Therapy Eye Exercises (B). [#convergenceinsufficiency #numberdotcard #visiontherapy #visualtraining]
👁WARNING - This instructional video is NOT a substitute for diagnosis, examination, and/or treatment by a licensed optometrist or vision therapist. It is NOT a substitute for vision training / therapy program. Before performing this exercise, you should have a comprehensive binocular vision exam to find any vision issues that you might have. Please consult with your optometrist or vision therapist before performing this exercise.
Materials:
🔘 Number Dot Card - www.vividvisionsoptometry.com...
Purpose:
🔘 To improve Oculomotor Functions (Fixation)
(must maintain accurate eye control at all times)
🔘 To Improve Oculomotor Functions (Saccades)
(must shift gaze quickly and efficiently)
🔘 To train Suppression
(must see input from both eyes)
🔘 To improve Accommodative Stimulation
(must maintain a clear target at near)
🔘 To improve Convergence Ability at Near
(must maintain a simultaneous perception of a single target at near when looking at a near target)
Variations:
🔘 Perform the procedures of Level 1 to 4 while increasing difficulty
☑️ Eyes: one eye open at a time, second eye must be closed (patched) ➡️ both eyes open
☑️ Frequency: without a metronome ➡️ using a metronome, increasing frequency with progression of skill
☑️ Position: sitting down ➡️ standing up ➡️ marching in place ➡️ balancing on one foot
Procedure:
🔘 Wear your habitual reading glasses and hold up the card to your nose.
🔘 Look along the line at the number 10 dot. Focus to make the dot single and the number clear.
🔘 If it appears double, gently try to pull your eyes inward (converge) to make the dot appear as one.
🔘 You should see two lines joining at the dot, making an A pattern. Maintain it for 10 seconds.
🔘 If you don’t see the patter, your brain is not using your both eyes. This is called suppression.
🔘 Now look at the number 9 dot, Focus to make the dot single and the number clear.
🔘 You should see two lines meeting at the dot, creating an X pattern. Once you do, maintain it for 10 seconds.
🔘 Continue in sequence until you can complete the exercise with the dot closest to your nose.
Aspects to Emphasize:
🔘 Numbers should be clear.
🔘 Dots should be single.
Duration:
🔘 Perform the exercise for 10 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for several weeks, until you reach the final goal.
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👁Vision Therapy Eye Exercise Instructional Videos are meant to help you (our patients that have previously undergone a Comprehensive Binocular Vision Evaluation) better understand the directions for each of your prescribed personalized Vision Therapy exercises that you need to perform each day. The purpose of these exercises are to train your eyes and your brain to better the visual skills that you need in your day to day activities.
👁Vision Therapy is a personalized progressive program of hundreds of vision exercises that can last several months or years, and is performed under the direct supervision of an Optometrist or a Vision Therapist. This exercise is ONE of the many eye exercises we do with our patients during vision therapy.