Vision Therapy
Convergence Insufficiency
Convergence insufficiency is an eye teaming problem where the eyes have a difficult time working together and can drift apart during reading and other near activities. Convergence insufficiency often goes undiagnosed because an individual can pass a typical 20/20 eye chart test and still have the problem without knowing it. We recommend bringing your child…
Read MoreUnderstanding Lazy Eye
Amblyopia, commonly known as lazy eye, is a condition in which there is blurry or reduced vision in one or both eyes that is correctable by glasses and/or contact lenses. Amblyopia causes more visual loss in children than all the injuries and diseases combined in this age group. Lazy eye causes loss of depth perception…
Read More"Eyes don’t tell people what to see, people tell eyes what to look for."
The phrase above was quoted by Lawrence MacDonald, OD. Dr. MacDonald summed up one of the most important concepts in vision in those words. Too often both the public and eye doctors think of the eye as being like a camera and that we are passive observers of whatever comes in our eyes. However, vision…
Read MoreSusan R. Barry, Author of "Fixing My Gaze" Speaks at TEDx
Susan R. Barry is a Professor of Biological Sciences at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. In this TEDx talk, she discusses her discovery as an adult of how vision therapy could improve her vision. “For most of my life, the last place I wanted to be was an eye doctor’s office. I had…
Read MoreOur Vision Therapy Journey – Part 1 of 3
I will be writing over the next week about our journey with vision therapy. Although we’ve been on this ride for over a year, I hadn’t blogged about it at all because I wanted to protect the privacy of my son’s struggles, and frankly, I wasn’t sure I wanted to if it didn’t work for him. …
Read MorePosition Statement on Optometric Vision Therapy By the American Optometric Association (AOA)
[Excerpts relevant to vision therapy and learning disabilities, learning disabled children or learning disabled adults (including cases of possible or diagnosed Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD), dyslexia)] The American Optometric Association (AOA) affirms its long-standing position that optometric vision therapy is effective in the treatment of physiological…
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