Charles M. Steinberg, OD

About Syntonics

Syntonics or optometric phototherapy is the branch of ocular science dealing with the application of selected light frequencies through the eyes. It has been used clinically for over 70 years in the field of optometry with continued success in the treatment of visual dysfunctions, including strabismus (eye turns), amblyopia (lazy eye), focusing and convergence problems, learning disorders, and the aftereffects of stress and trauma. In recent years, Syntonics has been shown to be effective in the treatment of brain injuries and emotional disorders.

SYNTONICS - the branch of ocular science dealing with the application of selected visible light frequencies through the eyes. Light is essential to life. Our planet revolves around the sun and all life on earth is sustained by sunlight. The Greeks were the first to document the use of phototherapy. Currently light is used on a variety of disorders from the "bili" lights used on jaundiced newborns to the more recent psychiatric use of while light for treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder. In optometry the use of phototherapy to treat visual dysfunctions is called Syntonics.