Vision Therapy Exercises for Kids

Vision Therapy (VT) may be best described as physical therapy for the eyes. Many children may need these eye exercises to help them reach their full potential in school. However, many VT programs cost several thousand dollars and may not be covered by health or vision insurance. Children may often be misdiagnosed as having a learning disability when all they really need is vision therapy. Note: a child may be tested to have 20/20 vision, but their eyes may not be working as needed to complete reading tasks in school. Problems such as visual tracking or convergence insufficiency will not show up in a typical vision screening. Here are some home-based activities that you can do with your child to assist with eye strengthening and physical coordination. Most of these vision therapy exercises are of little or no cost. These are just a sampling of vision therapy exercises; for more ideas, see the links below.