The Use of Stress Reduction Concepts and Techniques in Vision Therapy.

Stress reduction procedures may aid in the prevention and remediation of nearpoint stressinduced vision disorders and the reduction of symptoms associated with such disorders. A variety of relaxation procedures may be used to supplement conventional vision therapy in order to reduce stress activatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Optometry & Visual Performance Vol. 6; no. 6; pp. 323 - 332
Main Author: Birnbaum, Martin H.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Optometric Extension Program Dec2018
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
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Summary:Stress reduction procedures may aid in the prevention and remediation of nearpoint stressinduced vision disorders and the reduction of symptoms associated with such disorders. A variety of relaxation procedures may be used to supplement conventional vision therapy in order to reduce stress activation while performing near work and during general daily function. Relaxation procedures may also facilitate the development of base-in fusional vergence.