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VisionBuilder is a computer program that combines a guided reading program with several other useful binocular activities. Guided reading has been shown to be the most powerful method of integrating ocular motor and binocular visual development into reading. The numerous binocular activities are a tremendous adjunct to office-centered optometric vision therapy programs and it is helpful in the automation and generalization of these newly acquired visual abilities to the real world.

 

The Office Version, designed and authorized to be used on all computers in one office location, tracks results of multiple patients, so you have immediate access to your patients' records. It has unlimited runs and allows free updates from the VisionBuilder web site. The difficulty level of all the activities can be changed to accommodate different levels of competency. The Home Version of VisionBuilder, which includes the same guided reading program and binocular activities as the office version but tracks only one person and can be sold or given to your patients for homework assignments.

 

 

For a free sample demo of VisionBuilder go to: www.visionbuilder.no.

 

In addition to the guided reading program, VisionBuilder includes the following activities:

Comprehension Test

This is used prior to using the Moving Windows section of the program to find the best level and speed settings to establish just the right degree of challenge.  Graded stories are available to help establish the highest reading level at which at least a score of 70% can be achieved. 

Visual Memory

Visual memory activities are a staple of many programs that address visually related learning problems.  Here the program presents sequences of patterns shapes that are to be remembered. 

Reaction Time

This module shows arrows on the screen and records how quickly the person responds to the stimulus.  It also keeps track of any errors and reports the percentage correct and average response time.  This is excellent for working with athletes.

Moving Windows

This was the first section of the program developed.  It allows you to select from a group of graded stories and to then have the patient do guided reading.  In guided reading a window moves from left to right and from  line to line in the reading passage to facilitate patterning of more mature eye movement scan patterns.  This has been shown to greatly help the transfer of newly learned visual abilities to real-world reading.

Randot Duction

Random dot stereogram patterns using the anaglyphic glasses are used to present Base In and Base Out demands in a stair step pattern. You select which type (base in or base out) is worked in each session.  Each time the person responds correctly the demand increases one step.  For each error it backs up two steps, allowing the person to seek their highest levels without getting overly frustrated. 

Binocular Reading

For years the only way to allow the patient to monitor their use of both channels during binocular accommodative rock procedures was to use either vectographic or anaglyphic overlays, which required lots of light and was difficult for some.  Here the chosen text is presented with some letters seen only by the right eye, some seen only by the left and some by both eyes.  The patterns are jumbled up making it easier to truly monitor binocularity.

Recognition

Visual memory activities are a staple of many programs that address visually related learning problems.  Here you can present single words or multiple word phrases at various intervals. 

 

See Three Pictures

See Three Pictures is similar to many "overlapping" pictures types of activities.  Here you can change the separation of the chosen targets manually to alter the demands.  Each figure has suppression controls

Tennis

The tennis module resembles the old Pong game.  The patient controls a paddle on the sides of the screen that is used to deflect back the moving ball.  The speed of the game and the size of the paddles can be modified.  In addition, different elements of the game can be shown in various combinations of red and blue to be used with the anaglyphic glasses to make sure the person is using the flow through both channels.

Saccades

In the saccades module, arrows come up on the screen in random positions and in one of four different orientations (up, down, left or right).  The person is to respond, using the arrow keys on the keyboard, as quickly as they can. 

Jump Duction

Random dot stereogram patterns using the anaglyphic glasses are used to present alternating Base In and Base Out demands in a stair step pattern.  Each time the person responds correctly, the demand increases one step.  For each error it backs up two steps, allowing the person to seek their highest levels without getting overly frustrated. 

Metronome

The metronome can be used in conjunction with many other activities to help acquire an internal sense of timing from which rhythm emerges, which sets the stage for better motor planning and execution.

Track Letters

This section allows you to generate and print the classic Ann Arbor Tracking (sometimes called Michigan Tracking) types of pages that your patient can practice with.  Here the alphabet is embedded in a series of non-sense words.  You can modify the size and spacing of the printouts as well as adding additional distracter symbols to make the task more challenging.

Peripheral Vision

This activity challenges divided attention and works on expanding the useful field of view.  The patient is given a central task to call out the numbers flashed there while responded with the keyboard to the direction of the arrows presented in the periphery.

Hart Chart

Produce custom Hart Charts of any size and spacing of letters on the fly.  This is great if you have patients memorizing the chart or if you want to alter the visual demand by changing the number of letters per line, the spacing of the lines, or even the number of rows or columns.  You can also add in numbers or upper and lower case letters.

 

VisionBuilder CD - Office Version

The office version is valid to be installed on multiple computers within one site.  It tracks patient's scores and once registered, you can download updates and more stories from the VisionBuilder web site.  The office version also includes the Tachistoscope module that is made to work with an LCD projector.

VisionBuilder CD - Home Version

The home version is designed for one user and is used by many optometrists as a way to augment their office-based visual therapy programs.  The home version can help your patients automatize and generalize the skills learned in your office-centered program.  Bulk discounts are offered when purchased in groups of 10 or more for resale or distribution as part of your in-office program.

 




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