About Occupational Therapy

What Is Occupational Therapy?

In its simplest terms, occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants help people across the lifespan participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities (occupations). Common occupational therapy interventions include helping children with disabilities to participate fully in school and social situations, helping people recovering from injury to regain skills, and providing supports for older adults experiencing physical and cognitive changes. Occupational therapy services typically include

an individualized evaluation, during which the client/family and occupational therapist determine the person’s goals,

customized intervention to improve the person’s ability to perform daily activities and reach the goals, and

an outcomes evaluation to ensure that the goals are being met and/or make changes to the intervention plan.

Occupational therapy services may include comprehensive evaluations of the client’s home and other environments (e.g., workplace, school), recommendations for adaptive equipment and training in its use, and guidance and education for family members and caregivers. Occupational therapy practitioners have a holistic perspective, in which the focus is on adapting the environment to fit the person, and the person is an integral part of the therapy team.

Results to Expect

Vision Therapy - A Dynamic Optometric Specialty

VISION AND LEARNING
To Improve

Poor focusing causing blur and fatigue
Poor muscle balance causing double vision
Total eye coordination to lengthen attention span and speed of reading
Visual discrimination of size, form, direction color and space
Visual memory—Long and short term
Visual motor skill—The eye programming body movement

Resulting In

Higher reading levels
Lower energy usage
Improved visualization and creativity
Improved learning and study skills
Improved conceptualization

VISION ON THE JOB
To Improve

Visual function in the computer age
Focusing Flexibility
Muscle Balance
Speed of Fixation

Resulting In

Fewer errors
Less fatigue
Higher productivity

To Reduce

The progression of myopia nearsightedness

VISION AND SPORTS
To Improve

Dynamic Acuity
Seeing moving targets more clearly
Peripheral Awareness
Processing activity to the sides while looking ahead
Figure— Ground Perception
Reading specific stimuli within a mass
Tracking
Following moving targets with accuracy
Visual Motor Skill
The eye programming body movement

Resulting In

Improved Hitting
Improved Throwing
Improved Catching
Improved Play Reading
Improved Play Running
Improved Timing

10106 Valley Forge Circle
King of Prussia, PA 19406-1111
(610) 783-1331
Vision Development Center - Vision Therapy and Cognitive Enhancement. Specializing in Treating Learning Difficulties in Children. Metro Philadelphia.