What is
Vision Services?
Vision Therapy / Orthoptics is best described as “physiotherapy for the eyes & brain”. Vision Therapy goes beyond how well a person can SEE and manages:
• How both eyes are working together
• What information is being sent to the brain and
• What the brain is doing with that information
In some cases, one eye might not send information as well as the other (known as a lazy eye), in other cases the eyes don’t rest or move together the way they should (known as an eye turn).
There are also times when there is nothing wrong with the eyes at all, but learning is challenging because of how the brain is receiving the information (known as perceptual skills)
Vision therapy is like going to the gym – regular sessions with a therapist (personal trainer) will help patients (children & adults) work towards a goal to make working & learning easier.
Our Services
Functional Vision / Visual Skills Assessment
- Vision & Prescription checks
- Eye Posture
- Muscle Control / Tracking skills
- Eye Teaming skills
- Eye Focusing skills
Visual Information Processing Assessment
- Letter reversals
- Poor hand/eye coordination
- Messy handwriting
- Visual Memory
- Visual Analysis and more…
Vision Therapy
- 10 week program (in clinic or on-site at schools)
- 30 or 60 minute appointments
- Rent or Purchase therapy resource packs
- D.I.Y Vision Therapy program avaialable -designed by our own Orthoptist
Optical Dispensing
- Access to a multiple Frame + Lens labs across Australia to suit a range of special needs
Funding Options
- Private Health Insurance
- NDIS Recognised Provider
Our Clinicians
Lisa Raad
Vision Therapist
Lisa is an experienced Orthoptist for over 10 years. Lisa completed her undergraduate degree in Health Science then went on to complete her Masters in Clinical Vision Science (Orthoptics) at Sydney University in 2011.
Over the last 10 years, Lisa has been treating patients in several settings including hospitals, private practice, at schools and in clinic. Lisa has a special interest in children’s vision and treating common visual skills dysfunctions with therapy rather than glasses or surgery.
