Once again, The Vision Therapy Center has been lending a helping hand to the Special Olympics.  On April 14th, we were part of a large volunteer effort to provide vision screening during the Special Olympics Wisconsin State Indoor Sports Tournament. 

A child who is a poor speller may have problems “seeing” a word written correctly in their mind, which is why any analysis of spelling difficulties in children should begin with a child’s vision. 

It started so innocently.  To increase “Likes” on The Vision Therapy Center’s Facebook site, I was looking for a great giveaway.   I had seen Dr. Kellye Knueppel’s use of the slant board with her patients, and I thought we could have a drawing, and give away a slant board every month to our fans. 

You’ve just had your child in for a school vision screening, and you’ve been told that one eye doesn’t seem to have the acuity, or ability to see as clearly, as the other eye.  Your child may have amblyopia (lazy eye).  Here are four answers for questions we hear from parents wondering how to fix a lazy eye.

In our previous post “Difficulties with Writing Could be a Vision Problem – Part 1,” we illustrated a number of different ways you can spot a visual problem in the physical handwriting of a student.  In this post, we’ll deal with how to use visual skills to improve physical handwriting, as well as some corrective tips for bad habits.

We’ve been blogging recently about how vision issues can impact a child’s spelling and reading abilities.  Students who have difficulties writing could also be suffering from vision problems as well.

A parent who suspects a child may be suffering from amblyopia is undoubtedly wondering:  Is there a lazy eye test?

We applaud the American Academy of Ophthalmology for creating their Museum of Vision.  Anything the medical community can do to heighten public awareness of vision issues is a plus.  We also commend them on their recent program which spotlighted the vision problems of past presidents – an event that raised some interesting questions.

Tracking problems in reading can cause significant learning issues with people of any age.  My daughter had a convergence insufficiency, and her inability to effectively track the print on a page made reading an onerous chore for her.  But eye movements aren’t always the issue when it comes to tracking problems in reading.

“Lazy Eye” is the slang term for amblyopia, a condition in which one eye sees more clearly than the other.  We’ve detailed the cause of amblyopia in many of our previous posts, but which “lazy eye therapy” should you choose?