This isn’t the first time we’ve blogged about video games being used to treat amblyopia or lazy eye, and it undoubtedly won’t be the last. We’re following a new study on how video games can be used to treat lazy eye. We like the potential of what this could deliver, but we’re concerned using video games may fall short of what any amblyopia treatment must do: Restore binocular vision.
Topics: Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)
Many of our vision therapy patients have a poor pencil grip. This often occurs because these children will learn to write before they are developmentally ready, either because of a vision problem or because their fingers are not dexterous enough, or both. Either way, we often find children in vision therapy need to work on this skill.
Topics: Vision Therapy, Functional Vision Problems, Symptoms of Functional Vision Problems
People are usually surprised to discover that vision therapy can improve the visual systems of adults. But many are equally as surprised to discover we can help infants and preschoolers, too. In truth, it can be even more effective and efficient at a younger age because the visual system is in its formative stage.
Parents always want their kids to become quick studies at their schoolwork. But when home schooling mom Sandra found her son struggling to read and unable to remember his numbers, she knew something significant was wrong.
Topics: Success Stories, Vision Therapy, Convergence Insufficiency, Success Stories - CI
The following Vision Therapy Success Story comes to us from Dale and Kari. Their daughter Paige (sitting on fence in photo with her dad and older sister) at one time could not read questions on a piece of paper held inches from her face. Read Kari’s first-hand account of their vision therapy story!
Topics: Success Stories, Vision Therapy
Our colleague Dr. Dominick Maino posed an interesting question on his blog: If 33% of patients are strabismus surgery failures, are they suffering a decrease in their quality of life as well?
Topics: Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)
Are all eyeglasses created equal? The answer is no – especially when it comes to performance lenses. They may look the same as “regular glasses,” but how they work and the way they can improve your vision is very different.
