Discovering Vision Therapy Blog

2023 Gift List: 131 Vision-Friendly, Age-Appropriate Toys

Can Adults Be Treated for Lazy Eye?

From Struggling Reader to Confident Executive: How Vision Therapy Transformed Deb’s Life

Vision Therapist Brian Delfosse Celebrates 20 Years at The Vision Therapy Center

What was the Real Reason Rosie had Trouble Understanding What She Read?

Computer Vision Syndrome: Symptoms AND Remedies for Digital Eye Strain

From Barely Reading to Class Valedictorian: How Vision Therapy Changed Ethan’s Life

Teaching at Home: Visual Tips to Help Kids Learn More Effectively

End the Homework Horrors: Visual Secrets to Help Kids Succeed in School

The Vision Therapy Center’s Policies to Minimize the Spread of COVID-19

Reading Specialist Discovers Why Her Child was Struggling in School

Entrepreneur and Best-Selling Author Uses ADHD as His Superpower

Could Controlling Eye Movements Help Control ADHD?

Why Did This High School Student’s Eyes Hurt So Much?

How Vision Therapy Turned Nancy’s Life Around Following a Stroke

Keira’s Trouble Focusing in School Turned Out to be a Functional Vision Problem

Titus Didn’t Have ADHD After All

Educator and ADHD Coach Strongly Recommends Functional Vision Exams

ADHD Misdiagnosis: Functional Vision Problems Could be the Culprit

New Approach to Diagnosing Convergence Insufficiency Makes Detection Easier for Primary Care Optometrists

Why it Took This Seventh Grader 3 Hours a Night to do Homework

Types of Amblyopia: “Lazy Eye” Can Take on Several Forms

Lucas’s Family Finds Vision Therapy is the Answer After Eight Years of Struggles

Why School Problems Can Occur With Kids Who Never Had Problems Before

What Dogs Can Teach Us About Vision Testing in Infants and Children

Psychologist Says Testing for Vision Problems Could Prevent Unnecessary Treatments and Medications

Photophobia: A Surprising Reason Why You’re Experiencing Light Sensitivity

The Madison Reading Project: Improving Children’s Literacy in Wisconsin One Book at a Time

The Surprising Reason Why You Suffer From Motion Sickness

39 Tips on How to Limit Screen Time During Screen-Free Week and Beyond

Why Do My Eyes Hurt?

Strabismus vs Amblyopia: The Difference Between Crossed Eye and Lazy Eye

Computer Eye Strain: How Teachers and Students Can Reduce Eye Strain From Computer Use

It’s Never Too Late: How an Adult Patient Overcame a Lifetime of Vision Problems

5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Getting a Second Opinion for a Struggling Student

Concussions in Sports: Chiropractor Shares Insights for High School Athletes

Vision Therapy Success: Recovering After 3 Years of Vertigo

Kids Who Won’t Wear Their Glasses Are Telling Us Something

Double Vision After Concussions: When Your Eyes Can’t Work Together, You See Double

Should Baseline Concussion Testing be a Graduation Requirement?

Concussions and Blurred Vision: Why It Happens and What You Can Do

A Mother’s Quest to Help the World See the Hidden Link Between Vision and Learning

Dynamic Duo Enlists Others to Spread the Word About Vision Therapy

What to do When Eye Patching for Amblyopia Doesn’t Work

Not ADD: How One Family Overcame the Struggles of Two Children

What Opternative Eye Exams Are Missing

Optometrist’s Child With 20/20 Eyesight has...Vision Problems?

The Concussion-Vision Link: Study Shows 69% of Concussed Adolescents Suffered a Vision Problem

Brain Injury and Vision: Study Shows Patients Improve After Vision Therapy

What is COVD and Why is it So Important to Parents?

Can a Lazy Eye be Corrected in Kids AND Adults?

Road to Recovery: From Traumatic Brain Injury to Healthy Vision

How Natalie Overcame Convergence Insufficiency (VIDEO)

Vision Therapy Success Story: How Mitchell Overcame Amblyopia

Calling All Vision Therapy Providers: Why We Want to Link to Your Success Stories

“It Wasn’t ADD - It’s a Vision Problem.”

Bright Girl Struggles in School - Until The Real Problem Is Discovered (Part 1)

Vision Therapy Success Story: A Tale of Two Siblings

Sports Vision: How the Visual System Impacts Your Play

Studying Too Much or Not at All: How Vision Leads Behavior

The Fundamental Difference Between an Optometrist and an Ophthalmologist

The Key to Overcoming Your Functional Vision Problem

Seeing the 2015 Special Olympics Summer Games Differently

Good News For People With Strabismus

Why Baseline Concussion Testing is Critical for Every Child Athlete

New Concussion Testing Starts With Visual System to Boost Efficiency

Vision Therapy Success - From Hating Reading to Loving It

3 Ways Vision Can Make Learning After a Concussion a Nightmare

Are Hidden Vision Problems Holding You Back in Sports?

Young Girl With an Eye Turn Becomes Another Vision Therapy Success

How Vision Therapy Improved Her Concussion Symptoms

Why a Summer Eye Exam is Crucial for Every Child

Why an Ad Stating “Vision Therapy Doesn’t Work” is Wrong

How Poor Eye Movements Can Create Learning Problems

3 Treatable Vision Problems That Mimic Dyslexia Symptoms

The Pain of Watching 3D Movies With a Lazy Eye

Occupational Therapists - Identifying Patients With Treatable Vision Problems

How a Girl’s Reading Problems Led to a Vision Therapy Success Story

What Are the Types of Strabismus?

Could a Video Game be the Next Best Lazy Eye Treatment?

She Didn’t Realize How Much She Needed Vision Therapy

How “The Hidden Disability” Causes Learning Difficulties

His Trouble Reading Ended Up Being a Vision Problem

Injury in Older People With Strabismus 27 Percent More Likely

Why New Brain Rewiring Study Should Excite Amblyopia Patients

The Con Man and the Strabismus Surgery Scam

My New Eyes - A Vision Therapy Success Story from Ben

Our Top 10 Blog Posts About Amblyopia

Grades a Focus of International Children’s Vision and Learning Month

Too Much Homework Wasn’t the Cause of His Struggles in School

Seven Reasons Why Parents Are Stressed About Strabismus

Alarming Statistics About Eye Injuries from Fireworks

Four Reasons Why People with Special Needs Require Special Vision Care

New Website To Improve Understanding of Functional Vision Problems

Summer Break Not Always an Escape for Struggling Students

Why Amblyopia Patching and Computer Game are Failing to Succeed

Eye Doctors Should Work Together to Decide on Strabismus Surgery

Infantile Strabismus Leads to Vision Therapy - and Results

Six Ways to Keep Eyes Healthy During Healthy Vision Month

Welcome to the Recently Remodeled Vision Therapy Center

Seven Types of Functional Vision Problems and Their Symptoms

Why a Summer Eye Exam is so Critical for a Struggling Student

Vision Therapy and Syntonics Help Patient Recover from Brain Injury

New Research Regarding Lazy Eye Treatment Ignores Vision Therapy

Teachers Thought He Wasn’t Paying Attention in Class

Teachers Surprised by Impact of the “Hidden Learning Disability”

Does Smartphone Usage Affect a Child’s Functional Vision?

Vision Therapy Success Strikes Twice

Basketball Shows Us How to Treat a Lazy Eye

Does Hollywood Make Being Cross-Eyed a Stigma?

Tips for Scheduling Your Child’s At-Home Vision Therapy Activities

Vision Therapy Helps Andrew Overcome His Convergence Insufficiency

How a Basic Eye Test Can Miss a Vision Problem

Could Pushing Children in School Have a Negative Effect on Visual Development?

Vision Therapy for Convergence Insufficiency Proves Highly Effective

How Functional Vision Problems Affect Reading, Writing and Arithmetic

Vision Therapy Activity Helps with “Problems Focusing Eyes”

Tasha Writes About Her Own Vision Therapy Success

Discovery of Daughter’s Lazy Eye a Surprise for Family

He Never Read a Book Until Frustrated Mom Found a Solution

Her Symptoms of Dyslexia Turned Out to be a Vision Problem

How Does Syntonics Help Children Overcome Vision Problems? (VIDEO)

Morgan’s Vision Therapy Success Story: She Wouldn’t Give Up!

The World Is Asking for Help With Their Vision Problems

How the Brock String is Used In Vision Therapy

VIDEO – The Results of Vision Therapy Treatment for Strabismus

Are Video Games a Lazy Way to Treat Lazy Eye?

VIDEO: Why a Vision Problem Can Cause a Poor Pencil Grip

Are Infants and Preschoolers Too Young for Vision Therapy?

VIDEO: Parents Describe how Vision Therapy Helped Their Daughter

VIDEO: How Vision Therapy Helped Both My Daughters

The Boy Who Couldn’t Remember His Numbers

From “Seeing Blobs” to Straight A Grades with Vision Therapy

Quality of Life Declines After Failed Strabismus Surgery

How Are Performance Lens Different than Regular Eyeglasses?

Double Trouble – Why a Family Pursued Vision Therapy For Both Daughters

The Vision Therapy Center Visits Japan

The Journey Continues - Special Pictures from the Special Olympics

Seoul Sisters: A Special Olympics Update

The Last Kid to Learn the Alphabet

Dr. Kellye Knueppel Heads to Special Olympics World Winter Games

Amblyopia Treatment for Adults – Is It Possible?

“He No Longer Struggles” - Isaac’s Vision Therapy Success Story

Do NFL Officials Need a Functional Vision Test?

Domestic and International Referral Sources for Vision Therapy

How Brain Injuries Affect the Visual System

The Vision Therapy Center’s Doctors Receive High Honors from WOA

Computer Vision Syndrome Becomes an Unintended Consequence

Four Examples of How Undetected Vision Problems Affect Driving

Is My Big Screen TV Giving Me Vision Problems?

Five Common Problems with Vision Screening Tests

Great Quotes and Stats on How Vision Problems Can Interfere with Learning

5 Ways Teachers Are Reducing Computer Eye Strain

The Vision Therapy Center Nearly Sets an Olympic Record

5 Ways Vision Problems Can Manifest During Little League

Three Keys to Effective Strabismus Treatment

Opthalmologist vs. Optometrist: Confusion Beyond the Spelling (part 2)

Opthalmologist vs Optometrist: Confusion Beyond the Spelling (part 1)

Computer Eyestrain Leads to 21st Century Reading Glasses

With 90% of Asian Kids Myopic, Are We Far Behind?

Why Your Child Should Use a Slant Board for Writing

Eight Summer Activities to Help with Vision Problems

Seven Ways Vision Problems Affect Standardized Test-Taking

Three Ways Visualization Helps Overcome Writing Problems in Children

Syntonic Phototherapy Yielding Eye-Opening Results

15 Things About Lazy Eye in Children that Surprise Parents

Correcting Strabismus Requires Understanding Key Fact

The Vision Therapy Center Makes an Olympic Effort

Spelling Difficulties in Children Caused by Vision Problems

Do We Harm Our Children by Ignoring Harmon and the Slant Board?

Four Answers for Parents Wondering How to Fix Lazy Eye

Difficulties with Writing Could Be Vision Problem – Part 2

Difficulties With Writing Could Be Vision Problem – Part 1

Is There a Lazy Eye Test?

How Would Abe Lincoln Handle His Vision Problem Today?

Three Causes of Tracking Problems in Reading

Which “Lazy Eye Therapy” Should you Choose?

9 Reasons Why You Should Consider Vision Therapy for Lazy Eye

Surprise, Surprise: Vision Problems of Gifted Children (Part 1)

Why Do My Eyes Hurt?

Why Does Vision Therapy Work for a Lazy Eye?

Can You Fix a Lazy Eye?

Using Your iPhone as a Babysitter can Lead to Vision Problems

Watch Out: Vision Problems Missed by the Snellen Chart

Saving Grace: Another Vision Therapy Success Story

Warning: Five Things Your Child Must Do to Avoid Computer Eye Strain

Four Reasons Why You Should NOT Operate First for Strabismus in Children

Can Vision Therapy Help Stroke Victims with Double Vision?

Handwriting Clues Reveal Need for Vision Therapy for Children

10 Examples of How Vision and Learning Are Tightly Linked

How Vision Therapy Helped an Autistic Adult

How Vision Therapy Helps Eye Teaming

Does a Vision Problem Prevent Your Child from Seeing in 3D?

Should you be concerned about a cross-eyed baby?

Nine Possible Outcomes from Vision Therapy

Essential Classroom Modifications for a Child with Vision Problems

Statistics on the Connections Between Vision and Learning

Why Rubbing Eyes Is a Sign of Student’s Vision Problems

Too Good to Be True: Video Games Improve Lazy Eye

Landmark Research on Convergence Insufficiency