A success story submitted by Carole Passarelli.

I discovered the field of developmental vision therapy as a treatment modality for my 41-year old autistic daughter quite by chance.  When I re-read the autobiographical books by Donna Williams (a high functioning person with autism), I was struck this time by the breakthrough she experienced with vision therapy using Irlen Lenses.  She described how her world started to make more sense.  This led me to research and seek a potential provider of therapy for Marie.  This search led me to Dr. Kellye Knueppel at The Vision Therapy Center.

Topics: Vision Therapy, Functional Vision Problems

We like to blog about the kinds of good visual skills that are critical for a smoothly-functioning visual system.  Let’s take a look at eye teaming, and how vision therapy can help you if your two eyes aren’t working in tandem.

Topics: Learning-Related Vision Problems, Vision Therapy, Functional Vision Problems

Every movie for kids seems to be in 3D these days.  From the latest Harry Potter to re-releases like The Lion King, 3D is all the rage.  Unfortunately, kids and adults with a binocular vision problem may not enjoy a 3D movie like everyone else.  Even worse, they may not know they have a problem.

Topics: Functional Vision Test, Functional Vision Problems, 3D and Vision

It’s not uncommon to have an eye turn, but is there a point where you should be concerned about a cross-eyed baby?

Topics: Vision Therapy, Functional Vision Problems, Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)

We spend so much time focusing on the symptoms of vision problems that we often neglect to talk about the types of improvements you or your child can experience after vision therapy.

Topics: Learning-Related Vision Problems, Vision Therapy

We were lucky.  After finding out that our daughter had vision problems, her first grade teacher wanted to know all about vision therapy and the treatment she would receive.

Topics: Learning-Related Vision Problems, Functional Vision Problems

Any idea in the medical community is subject to scrutiny, but the connection between vision and learning should be a foregone conclusion.  However, many people aren’t aware of the impact a properly functioning visual system has on academic progress.

Topics: Learning-Related Vision Problems, Vision Therapy, Functional Vision Problems

 

You notice your child has been rubbing his or her eyes after doing homework or using the computer.  Naturally, he or she is tired, you think.  But the rubbing seems pronounced, and it happens very frequently.  You wonder – could this be an indication of something else?

Topics: Learning-Related Vision Problems, Functional Vision Problems

Researchers at the University of California-Berkeley created quite a stir recently when they reported a pilot study that found video games could help improve the vision of adults with amblyopia, or lazy eye. 

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

We’ve covered why convergence insufficiency is so difficult to detect, and we’ve also touched on treatments.  Now we’d like to make you aware of a landmark study, and let you know why it’s so important in the treatment of convergence insufficiency.

Topics: Vision Therapy, Convergence Insufficiency, Vision and Reading