Sjónþjálfun - Optometric Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation

06/04/2024

Í áratugi hefur sjónþjálfun verið viðurkennd sem áhrifarík meðferð fyrir börn með sjónvandamál eins og strabismus (rangeygð), amblyopia (latt auga) og sjónvinnslutruflanir.

Rannsóknir sýna að mörg börn með námsörðugleika (learning disabilities) eru einnig með sjónræn vandamál sem geta gert það enn erfiðara að læra. Og stundum eru sjónvandamál ranglega greind sem ADHD eða námsörðugleika vegna þess að þau deila sumum sömu einkennum.

Til að ákvarða hvort barnið þitt sé með sjónvandamál auk námsörðugleika – eða hvort þessi sjónvandamál líkja eftir námsörðugleikum – bóka tíma í Augnlæknastófan í Mjódd.

Sjónþjálfun getur hjálpað börnum jafnt sem fullorðnum sem þjást af: lestrarörðugleikum, truflun í sjónstillingu, tvísýni, latt auga, rangeygð, óskýr sjón, augnþreyta, örðugleikum í íþróttum, heilahristing , blóðtappa eða heilablæðingu.

23/01/2023

Sjónþjálfun
Optometrist er sá sem sér um samræmda þjálfun augna og heila í þeim tilgangi að auðvelda eðlilega beitingu augna (auðvelda samsjón) og úrvinnslu sjónupplýsinga í heila. Auk þess getur sjónþjálfi í sumum tilfellum bætt sjónskerpu þegar þess gerist þörf.
Fólk á öllum aldrei getur átt í erfiðleikum með að beita augum rétt, svo sem við akstur, sjónvarpsáhorf, skjávinnu og lestur. Hyggja þarf sérstaklega að börnum sem eiga erfitt með að læra að lesa, eiga erfitt með einbeita sér, sjá tvöfalt eða kvarta um höfuðverk. Þau geta komið mjög vel út úr hefðbundinni sjónskoðun en ráða samt ekki við að beita augum rétt og það getur dulist leikjum sem lærðum. Því þurfa þessi börn mjög góða skoðun af einstaklingum sem hafa menntun til þess og vita hvers skal leita. Við fáum margar ábendingar frá læknum, sérfræðinum og glöggum kennurum sem vilja láta athuga augu nemenda með námserfiðleika áður en aðrar ástæður eru skoðaðar. Einkenni eins og úthaldsleysi við lestur, einbeitingaerfiðleikar og almennir námserfiðleikar skapast stundum af augnvandamálum sem geta verið aðalorsök einkenna en fer stundum saman með öðrum ástæðum. Eitt útilokar ekki annað. Því er mikilvægt að leitað sé orsakana og truflun í starfsemi augna útilokuð áður en aðrar greiningar eru settar á einstaklinga með námserfiðleika.
Hér deili ég kynningu sem var gerð af kanadíska Optometrist.
Sjón - tengsl sjónar og náms

05/01/2023

Did you know that there is a relationship between Primitive Reflexes and Vision?

Inhibition of primitive reflexes enhances motor control and is significantly associated with the improvement of binocular coordination.
Primitive reflexes are complex, automatic brain stem mediated movements patterns that begin as early as 9-12 weeks post-conception and are fully present at birth in healthy, full term infants.
They became of interest to clinicians working with children with cerebral palsy children and learning difficulties.
Abnormal persistence of primitive reflexes make children more likely to have visual skill deficits, as they provide a primary mechanism through which the newborn can learn to understand what is seen during the first few months of life and also teach them to coordinate the fine ocular musculature in such a way as to acquire appropriate accommodation, fusion, fixation and convergence.

As shown by : Vicente A. Domingo-Sanz ,Inhibition of Primitive Reflexes and Its Relationship with Visual Projection in Children and Adolescents, Centro Montrull • Algemesí, Valencia, Spain 2022;10(4):183-197

For a full evaluation of the visual system you are welcome to visit our clinic : AUGNLÆKNASTOFAN Í MJÓDD.

06/12/2022

A great study on Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation for the treatment of Visual Snow Syndrome was published today in Frontiers of Neurology. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.999336/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Neurology&id=999336&fbclid=IwAR2trTPVOZB9H-yl6AIhvYgLCxDJQFEF2uCOsSJUFFnY5elFhaJq9O7TpbQ

ObjectiveThis study intends to evaluate the feasibility of Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Therapy (NORT) to treat Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS). This pilot study utilized the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) to assess quality of life (QOL) before and after treatment.Me...

25/11/2022

https://www.vincegowmon.com/the-right-brain-develops-first/?fbclid=IwAR0YfJfqbt-x_Ycu22ckaQLqbPZnQXIt5Z3eID3yJ7LH0eYFV7qrxmhEOhk

Photo credit: Thank you to Emek of Emek Studios Did you know that the right brain develops first? It does so by the time children are 3-4 years of age. The left brain, on the other hand, doesn't fully come online until children are approximately seven years old; hence the first seven years being rec...

17/09/2022

Brain injury can affect a person in many ways extending from physical limitations to changes in perception and cognition. Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is an all-encompassing term for damage to the brain and it is common for an injury to have profound affect in neurological processing. This can advers...

22/08/2022

Vinsamlegast kiktu á nýju heimasíðuna okkar en þar geturðu fundið ýmsar upplýsingar er varða þjónustu okkar .
https://www.sjonthjalfun.com/

17/08/2022

Mig langar að deila með ykkur annarri frábærri grein frá augnlækningadeild sem styður sjónþjálfun fyrir latt auga.

Vision therapy combined with conventional treatment (optical correction and part-time patching) is more effective than conventional treatment alone in children aged 7–10 years with unilateral refractive amblyopia. The treatment results not only in greater vision gain, but also in shorter duration of treatment.



https://bmcophthalmol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12886-022-02246-9

Background There is a critical period for visual development, conventionally considered to be the first 6 years of life. Children aged 7 years and older are significantly less responsive to amblyopia treatment. This study investigated the efficacy of binocular vision therapy in amblyopic childre...

12/08/2022

Heavy Smartphone Use Causes Accommodation Spasm 📱
Long hours spent on devices significantly increases the likelihood of this state.
▪ In the cross-sectional study, adults aged 18 to 35 were given a smartphone addiction questionnaire and categorized as smartphone “abusers” (n=40) and non-users (n=40).
▪ The researchers found a significant difference in the likelihood of having a spasm of accommodation between the two groups. Heavy smartphone users had a significantly greater superior anterior chamber angle median of 30.45˚ compared with non-users’ 26.75˚ pre-cycloplegia at distance. Post-cycloplegia, the superior anterior chamber angle medians measured 31.7˚ and 31.45˚ for heavy users and non-users, respectively. www.reviewofoptometry.com/article/heavy-smartphone-use-causes-accommodation-spasm

11/04/2022

Full sjón eða 100% sjón er ekki það eina sem skiptir máli þegar litið er til sjónarænnar getu.
Þar af leiðandi ætti nemandi/barn sem sýnir ekki fullnýtta afkastagetu í skóla að vera hiklaust vísað til alhliða sjónprófs hjá sjónþjálfara.
Þá má kanna aðra og fleiri virkni sjónarinnar.

https://www.covd.org/page/symptoms

04/04/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDRfCfnZFNo

Vision is critical to learning.

A visual experiment where common visual problems known to affect learning in kids are simulated in 4 adult teachers, and their experience and reaction are di...

29/03/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pHvS7Mr_l8

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Optometrist, Dr. Vicky Vandervort explains what it is like for a pe...