If you’re an occupational therapist, you’ve probably seen a case in which vision seems to negatively impact your patient’s progress. You know there is a vision problem, but you may not know what specifically isn’t working well.

Topics: Vision Therapy, Functional Vision Problems

Life was incredibly frustrating for 9-year-old Julia Feit and her mother Laura. Julia had been struggling in school, especially with reading, and nothing seemed to help. But as it turned out, Julia didn’t have a learning problem - she had a vision problem.

Topics: Success Stories, Functional Vision Problems, Convergence Insufficiency, Strabismus (Crossed Eyes), Success Stories - CI

 

 

If you’re just learning about strabismus, or an eye turn, you may be confused about exactly what it is. In fact, there are many variations of strabismus defined by a number of factors. Ultimately, the nature of the eye turn dictates the approach we take with vision therapy.

Topics: Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)

We keep an eye on new computer games designed to help treat patients with lazy eye. We’ve seen a lot of attempts, but none have aligned with a true developmental optometry approach to amblyopia - until now.

Topics: Vision Therapy, Functional Vision Test, Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)

Thirteen-year-old Chalen didn’t think she had a vision problem, despite having a severe case of strabismus. Six months of vision therapy later, she discovered not only how debilitating her eye turn had been, but also how much therapy helped.

Topics: Success Stories, Vision Therapy, Amblyopia (Lazy Eye), Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)

One in four children experience vision problems that are often misdiagnosed as other common learning difficulties. Discover why these issues are referred to as “the hidden disability,” and parents and educators know so little about them.

Topics: Symptoms of Dyslexia, Vision Therapy, Functional Vision Problems

Six-year-old Joel Derrick always loved school. But when his class began reading words, school suddenly became a struggle. He and his family would soon discover that his academic problems didn’t come from a learning problem, but a vision problem. (This post includes a video interview with Joel’s mother, Lisa.)

Topics: Success Stories, Vision Therapy, Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)

How can vision therapy potentially save an elderly person’s life or prevent injury? A recent study showed that older people with strabismus are about 27 percent more likely to be injured by a fall. The good news is that even for older patients, vision therapy can help.

Topics: Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)

Researchers have discovered a way to allow the adult brain to rewire itself and form new connections, possibly paving the way for new amblyopia treatments. The study plays off the same core idea as vision therapy: The brain can adapt to stimuli and make new neural connections.

Topics: Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)

We stumbled across an article regarding strabismus surgery that was so bizarre and riddled with misinformation, it’s hard to figure out where to begin.  Yet it serves as a perfect example of how misunderstood strabismus and other functional vision problems can be.

Topics: Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)