Vision Therapy for Adults in Fargo
Vision therapy isn’t just for kids. At Lumen Vision in Fargo, we treat adults across every decade of life — from college students with reading difficulty to professionals with computer-related eye strain to retirees with double vision after a stroke. The conditions are often the same as in children — convergence insufficiency, amblyopia, strabismus, accommodative dysfunction — but the goals are adapted to adult life.
The myth that “you can’t fix vision problems in adults” is just that — a myth. The brain retains plasticity for visual skills well into adulthood. Patients in their 40s, 50s, and 60s can complete vision therapy successfully at our practice.
When to consider vision therapy as an adult
You had an eye turn or amblyopia as a kid that was never fully treated. Adult amblyopia is treatable. So is adult strabismus, often without surgery.
You had a concussion or whiplash and the visual symptoms haven’t resolved. Post-concussion vision dysfunction is one of the most under-treated conditions in adult medicine. Learn more on our post-concussion page.
You spend hours on a screen and your eyes hurt every afternoon. Adult-onset accommodative dysfunction is common in the screen era. Vision therapy retrains the focusing system.
You see double, even briefly. Even occasional double vision is worth a vision therapy evaluation.
You’ve had a stroke, brain injury, or neurological event with lingering visual symptoms. Vision therapy is increasingly recognized as a component of neurorehabilitation.
Your performance depends on visual skills. Athletes, surgeons, professional drivers, pilots — visual performance is trainable.
How Adult Vision Therapy is different from pediatric
The 5-step process is the same — eye exam, pre-testing, 10-week unit, post-testing, graduation. The differences are tactical:
Goals are functional, not just developmental. “Reduce headaches at the end of the workday” or “drive at night without the eye strain” rather than “reach age-appropriate visual skills.”
Exercises are calibrated to adult attention spans. We can use more complex tasks and rely less on game mechanics.
Schedule flexibility is higher. Most adult patients schedule before-work or lunch-hour sessions; we hold a few of these slots specifically for adults.
Insurance coverage is more variable. Medicare covers vision therapy for medically necessary diagnoses; commercial carriers vary. We give every adult patient a coverage estimate before they commit.
Conditions we treat in adult patients
Adult amblyopia
Adult strabismus (often without surgery)
Convergence insufficiency
Accommodative dysfunction (focusing system)
Oculomotor dysfunction (eye tracking)
Post-concussion vision dysfunction
Post-stroke or post-TBI visual rehabilitation
Computer vision syndrome (when accommodative or vergence dysfunction is the underlying cause)
Sports vision performance training
The time commitment
Same as pediatric: 30 minutes in-office once per week and about 20 minutes of home therapy per day, for 10 weeks. Most adult patients complete 3–4 units. The 2–3 month break between units is the same.
Ready to see if vision therapy could help?
The first step is a vision therapy evaluation. Call (701) 404-9096, email hello@lumen.vision, or book online.