News: Vision Therapy as Physical Therapy for the Eyes

Some Wisconsin parents have begun vision therapy for their children with autism. While a new therapy with not much scientific literature behind it, parents say it is like physical therapy for their child's eyes and helps the children in school. Two new clinics recently opened that focus on developmental optometry, the Vision Therapy Center and New Horizons Vision Therapy. Developmental optometry defines the difference between "'sight' - the ability to see clearly - and 'vision' - the ability of both eyes to work together, sending information to the brain so it can be organized and given meaning." Dr. Kyle Van Dyke, a family practitioner, found that vision therapy helped his son with autism to have better depth perception and even helped with his speech. Dr. Valerie Frazer of New Horizons says "The research is just catching up to us," she said. "They used to think you couldn't change the brain, that it is what it is. Now we're learning that that isn't true."

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