In other instances, home-based therapy may be used with periodic office visits. There are many studies proving the effectiveness of vision therapy in treating the varied problems that can occur within the vision information processing system. Success, however, is not guaranteed. Much depends on the patient's motivation. It is common knowledge that the more motivated we are to learn something, the more effort we will put into the learning process and the quicker we will learn.
Vision therapy is really a learning experience.
The highly motivated vision therapy patient cooperates readily with the optometrist, is willing to stick with the program and will carry out homework assignments properly. This does not mean, however, that a poorly motivated person should not begin a vision therapy program. Usually, motivation increases rapidly as the patient begins to see positive results of early efforts, however meager those efforts may be. Vision therapy is not something the optometrist does to or for the patient. It is the patient who actually does the prescribed vision therapy program and achieves the results through his or her own efforts.