Phone

587 430 1910

Email

info@marketmalleyeclinic.com

Address

LensCrafters/Market Mall Eye Clinic T3A 0E2

What is

Syntonic Phototherapy

for vision therapy?

(CHRONIC HEADACHES, STRESS,
LEARNING DISORDERS, TRAUMA,
BRAIN INJURIES AND CONCUSSIONS)

Syntonic phototherapy uses specific light colors, frequencies, and wavelengths to improve the bodyʼs regulatory centers in
the brain.

When light enters the eye, it travels through the brain to the pineal gland and the hypothalamus— the areas of the brain
responsible for chemical and hormone balance.
According to studies, applying light to these areas can stimulate the brain and help to restore the balance within the bodyʼs
nervous system, thereby improving vision problems, such as lazy eye (amblyopia), eye turns (strabismus),convergence
insufficiency, and focusing difficulties.

This unique light therapy has also proven effective for the treatment of chronic headaches, stress, learning disorders, trauma,
brain injuries and concussions.

HOW DOES SYNTONIC PHOTOTHERAPYWORK?

The colored light used in syntonic phototherapy stimulates the visual system and alters the biochemistry of the brain to improve the balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.

Colored filter goggles are placed on the eyes for the duration of the light therapy treatment— usually up to 10 minutes. The filter color applied to the goggles is determined based on the presenting visual problem.

Colors such as blue and violet are used to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) which is responsible for controlling our homeostasis and leads to pupil constriction.

Colors on the blue spectrum have been shownto improve focusing abilities for near vision tasksby reducing adrenaline production, anxiety and stress.

Colors such as orange, yellow, and red stimulate the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) responsible for controlling our “fight or flight” response and leads to pupil dilation.

Red and orange are often used to treat lazy eyes, while green and yellow are used to treat esotropia (inward turned eyes)

CAN SYNTONIC PHOTOTHERAPY ALONE TREATMY
VISION PROBLEM?

In most cases, syntonic phototherapy is prescribed
together with vision therapy, specialty lenses and/or
prisms to:

  • Improve visual acuity and contrast
  • Increase visual attention
  • Reduce eye strain
  • Decrease light sensitivity
  • Improved eye teaming

Book a vision therapy assessmentto see if Syntonic Phototherapy is suitable

marketmalleyeclinic.com
587.324.2824