What Is Behavioural Optometry?
Behavioural optometry is a recent study which bridges and establishes a link between the study of eye and associated behaviourism. It focuses in improving the way an individual uses his or her eye in order to take a good care of it by means of providing visual training. As per scientific documentations evaluate, it is assumed that behavioural optometry was invented by Dr William H. Bates, an ophthalmologist from New York. According to his theory, different emotional and physical stressors may be responsible for creating vision problem and hence lessening the intensity of these stressors could actually lessen the intensity of the problem. Behavioural optometry has proven its benefit in many areas; especially it enables individuals to live a comfortable life without the need for glasses or contact lenses. Secondly, it is also beneficial for children with learning difficulties. It enables them to concentrate on a particular theme by allowing them to teach to put the eye in the particular