We’ve blogged repeatedly on the benefits of vision therapy for lazy eye (amblyopia).  Within all those posts are plenty of reasons why you should consider vision therapy for lazy eye.  Here are 9 very good ones.

We spend a lot of time focusing on vision problems in kids with dyslexia, ADHD or developmental disabilities.  But there is a population that is often overlooked when it comes to vision skills:  The gifted child.

The typical treatment for treating amblyopia (lazy eye) has been to use eye patching.  Yet patching doesn’t get to the root of the problem, which naturally prompts the question: “Does vision therapy work for a lazy eye?”

You’ve just been told your child has amblyopia, or lazy eye.  As a parent, your initial reaction is confusion:  What is lazy eye?  What impact will it have on my child?  And most importantly, can you fix a lazy eye?

We are now a civilization of small screen electronic devices.  It seems like everyone, everywhere has their nose stuck in a small video screen.  Unfortunately, “everyone” includes preschool children, who may be in danger of future vision problems if parents continue to use these devices as babysitters.

When I was a kid, I never gave much thought about my classmates who couldn’t play sports very well.  It seemed like there were just some kids who just couldn’t cut it.  You’d throw a ball at them, and they’d flinch like it was a hand grenade.  Talking to Pamela Amling about her daughter Grace made me realize that many of those kids probably had vision issues.  I can only hope they turned into a vision therapy success story like Grace.

The Christmas season has come and gone, and Santa has delivered a wide variety of electronic goodies.  Unfortunately, many of those goodies could result in computer eyestrain.

My first inclination, and I think many people would share this sentiment, is to avoid surgical procedures if a non-surgical option for treatment is available.  From infection to complications during the surgery, there are many things that can go wrong when you operate, including when you’re attempting to correct strabismus in children through surgery.

We recently received a question on our blog from a reader who asked, “Can vision therapy help with double vision after a stroke?”

Parents and educators tend to be the first people who will determine if there is a need for vision therapy for children.  Once they understand the telltale symptoms, such as handwriting issues, they can spot children who may have a vision problem.