A phototherapy treatment plan may span a period of one to two months requiring three to five sessions per week. The optometrist may prescribe a series of twenty phototherapy sessions of twenty minutes each to begin a vision therapy program, or implement phototherapy concurrently with other vision therapy techniques. Although syntonics is rarely used in isolation from other procedures, in some cases a lens prescription and light therapy are enough to solve the patient s visual complaints. Syntonics philosophy and methods are considered by its proponents integral to a vision therapy practice. When syntonic treatments are indicated, a series of approximately twenty sessions, given over a four to five week period, is recommended.
Sessions consist of viewing the appropriately prescribed light frequencies for twenty minutes.
Positive changes are usually noted in the first eight sessions, and are monitored during progress examinations. Some cases may require additional therapy. O.D. It is written for the lay person and in our office we keep a copy in the waiting room. Copyright Janet L. Breslin, 1998. For problems or questions regarding this web contact webmaster .