In Health Manual - Vision Care Vision Care Optometry is the art and science of vision care. Optometrists, with the aid of optometric assistants and optometric technicians, diagnose and treat conditions of the vision system, including treatment of ocular disease with pharmaceuticals. They also examine the eye for defects and faults of refraction, then prescribe corrective lenses or therapy.
Ophthalmic technologists assist ophthalmologists in the diagnosis and treatment of visual problems.
Vision therapy may be used to correct amblyopia, strabismus, visual perception, reading disorders, poor eye coordination, and poor visual acuity, which can affect an individuals quality of life. Vision is extremely important in education, work, and play because more than 80 percent of learning is visual. Studies have shown that good vision improves the production and morale of workers and that athletic performance is enhanced when vision problems are corrected. Vision care personnel are vital to industry, public health, recreation, highway safety, education, and the community. They work to promote the prevention of eye injury and disease and the maintenance of good health and vision.