Struggling with reading, not being able to read for more than 10–15 minutes at a time, reading slowly, feeling like letters are jumping or double, not being able to focus, getting tired, feeling like your eyes are straining are common symptoms that vergence insufficiency problems share with dyslexia and ADHD.
People with ADHD, Dyslexia or other reading and writing difficulties improve by 101% through our VR method.
Higher education can be very challenging. Attending college or university is tough even without extra difficulties. Full-time students put in about 40 hours a week on their studies and get 8 to 19 hours of instruction from teachers (Source: University Chancellor's Office report (UKÄ2015:20)). This means students spend about 21 to 32 hours each week studying on their own, mainly reading. On average, this is about 4 to 6 hours of reading each day.
Over a five-year program, this adds up to 5 years x 40 weeks x (21 – 32 hours/week) = 4200 to 6400 hours spent on reading. If a student's reading speed decreases by 10%, they will spend an extra 420 to 640 hours reading during the program. On the other hand, if they can increase their reading speed by 10%, they can free up that same amount of time for other activities. They could use this time to study more, exercise, socialize, participate in student activities, or work extra hours.
Vergence insufficiency affect about 10% of people and are a common issue that many do not realize they have. A lot of people may also have minor vergence problems. These issues can be hereditary and may worsen as people get older. Among children and teens, vergence insufficiency is becoming more common, with reports showing rates as high as 25%, along with a rapid rise in myopia.
Through the app you choose what type of content you want to watch. We currently support content from Youtube, SVT Play, Binogi, UR Play and content directly from your phone's camera roll.
The training focuses on improving the brain's control of the eyes for better eye coordination. This improves blood flow and oxygenation of the brain, which increases reading speed, reading endurance and concentration.
In the app you can follow your or your children's development and results. We offer free accounts for parents to monitor their children's progress! After completing the training, you will receive personal recommendations for further training based on your results and progress.
Our starter package costs 2000 SEK and includes:
The Imvi App is available for both iOS and Android. Once you have purchased your Starter Package, you can easily download the app.
In the Imvi App you can watch streamed content while training your eye coordination. Each training session lasts 15 minutes and you can choose to watch series/clips from Youtube, SVT Play, Binogi, or UR Play.
Enjoy watching at least 15 minutes of your chosen content while training to improve your eye coordination!
Imvi is designed to improve brain-eye cooperation, allowing you to unlock the capacity of your brain for faster reading, better focus, and better concentration.
After you've completed 12 weeks of training, we analyze your progress and recommend whether more training is needed. For most people, 12 weeks is enough. If we see that your development has not reached a plateau but has more potential for improvement, we will recommend that you purchase further training. If you follow the training program, you will get lasting improvements.
Depending on the type of problem, it can take different lengths of time. People who train with Imvi after a stroke often need at least 6 months, while for children who want to improve their reading skills typically need around 12 weeks (although it can sometimes take up to 18 weeks).
Improvements for individuals with reading and writing difficulties, including dyslexia, typically average around 101%. Additionally, benefits such as increased reading stamina, improved focus, higher energy levels, and reduced eye strain are observed. By training the brain's coordination of eye movements, vergence can be improved.
For students where reading is a challenge, an improved reading speed and a relief of the brain can have a major impact on both academic results and the amount of time spent studying or can be spent on other things such as extra work, training or student life.
Users with the least improvement still experienced a 15% increase in reading speed during our assessments. For someone who reads or works for 4 hours a day, this improvement equates to approximately 3.3 weeks of extra time gained per year.
With improved visual acuity and a relief from the brain from having to exert as much effort, up to 80–90% of the brain's energy can be freed up. This energy can instead be used to focus on the phonological problems with word recognition and decoding that a person with dyslexia constantly struggles with.
For people with dyslexia, ADHD or very demanding reading/contact work, we see that there are benefits to training for longer than 12 weeks and that there is also value in maintenance training.
To know if you have vergence insufficiency, you can look for signs such as eye strain, headaches, and difficulty judging distances. If your eyes are not working together effectively, it can be an indication of a vision problem. We also offer a free test that you can take here.
Common symptoms of vergence insufficiency include headaches , eye strain, blurred vision, double vision , and difficulty focusing on text. It is important to pay attention to these signs and seek medical attention in a timely manner.
Yes, it can be trained through various methods, including vergence training that focuses on improving eye coordination. Traditional exercises, such as moving a pencil back and forth, are examples of this training. Imvi Labs has developed a method that trains eye contact problems by watching movies in VR.
You train your eyes to coordinate while watching videos with the Imvi app in VR. Through our patented technology, the film swings sideways and makes the eyes follow the same movement, while the brain perceives a regular film.
You choose what you want to watch from, for example, YouTube and SVT Play.
