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Ocular Motor Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation of eye movement disorders.

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What is Ocular Motor Rehabilitation?

Ocular motor rehabilitation covers the treatment of eye movement disorders that develop after brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, or vestibular diseases. There may be problems in the areas of saccades, pursuit movements, vergence, and the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR).

Evaluation includes ocular motor tests (saccade, pursuit), accommodation, vergence, VOR, and dynamic visual acuity studies. Double vision (diplopia), blurred vision, and balance problems are common complaints.

Rehabilitation exercises are designed as a home program with a target of 10-15 minutes daily practice. It is conducted in an integrated manner with orthoptic vision therapy and vestibular rehabilitation.

Symptoms

Double vision (diplopia)
Blurred vision
Inability to track fast-moving objects
Reading difficulty
Headache and eye fatigue
Imbalance when turning the head

Risk Factors

Traumatic brain injury (including concussion)
Stroke
Multiple sclerosis
Vestibular diseases
Myasthenia gravis
Cerebellar ataxia

When to See a Doctor?

If you experience any of the following symptoms, seek medical attention promptly:

  • When double vision develops after trauma
  • When reading fatigue intensifies
  • If there is an eye movement disorder
  • When vision problems accompany vestibular symptoms
  • For ocular motor evaluation in neurological disease

Treatment Methods

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Saccadic exercises (Hart chart)
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Smooth pursuit training
03
Vergence exercises (pencil pushups, Brock string)
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Accommodation therapy
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VOR x1 and x2 exercises
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Dynamic visual acuity studies
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Prismatic lenses (for diplopia)
08
Computerized vision therapy

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You can visit our Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon department for these complaints. Our specialist physicians will create the most suitable treatment plan for you.

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