Discovering Vision Therapy Blog

What is COVD and Why is it So Important to Parents?

The medical world is full of professional organizations, many of which are unknown to parents. But there is one particular organization parents, educators and medical practitioners should be aware of: It’s called COVD, and their work can affect society in profound and life-changing ways.

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Topics: COVD

Can a Lazy Eye be Corrected in Kids AND Adults?


We looked to some promising research from McGill University to answer the question “Can lazy eye be corrected in kids AND adults?” It shows that there is hope for adults suffering from lazy eye, thanks to the plasticity of the human brain.

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Topics: Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)

Road to Recovery: From Traumatic Brain Injury to Healthy Vision

After a nearly fatal motorcycle injury and subsequent brain surgeries, Celeste Glover’s visual system was dramatically affected. Her recovery through vision therapy serves as an example of how the brain, eyes and visual pathways all work together.

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Topics: Success Stories, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussions

How Natalie Overcame Convergence Insufficiency (VIDEO)


Natalie Anderson loved to play music - except there was one problem. The written music kept jumping around on the page. It was just one symptom of her functional vision problem, and it led her to The Vision Therapy Center.

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Topics: Success Stories, Convergence Insufficiency, Success Stories - CI

Vision Therapy Success Story: How Mitchell Overcame Amblyopia

 

We recently spoke with Mitchell Schaefer, a vision therapy graduate. In this interview, we discuss how amblyopia affected him, and the impact vision therapy had on his life.

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Topics: Success Stories, Amblyopia (Lazy Eye), Success Stories - Amb

Calling All Vision Therapy Providers: Why We Want to Link to Your Success Stories

Link our vision success stories!

 

We want to show everyone that vision therapy centers around the world are achieving success. To demonstrate the efficacy of vision therapy, we created this webpage of links to the success stories published by other vision therapy centers.

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Topics: Success Stories

“It Wasn’t ADD - It’s a Vision Problem.”

When you read about Kendyl Hughes, you have to scratch your head and wonder why.  Why do we always look to medicate a child at the first sign of Attention Deficit Disorder? As Kendyl and his vision therapy success prove, vision issues should be considered first.

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Topics: Success Stories, Vision Therapy, Functional Vision Problems, ADD - ADHD

Bright Girl Struggles in School - Until The Real Problem Is Discovered (Part 1)

This is the first in an ongoing series of posts in which we’ll follow a patient through vision therapy. In this first post, we describe Madilyn’s vision problem, and the immediate impact some corrective measures have had on her life.

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Topics: Success Stories, Vision Therapy, Success Stories - CI

Vision Therapy Success Story: A Tale of Two Siblings

Nothing can stop a mom who knows there’s something wrong with her child, and will fight tooth and nail to find the solution to the problem. Case in point: The Bloodworth family, where vision therapy helped not one, but two children.

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Topics: Success Stories, Vision Therapy

Sports Vision: How the Visual System Impacts Your Play

While we typically focus our blog posts on examining functional vision’s impact on academics, it also influences our performance in sports. Here are examples of how it affects three of the most popular sports in America: Baseball, football and basketball.

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Topics: Sports and Vision, Vision Therapy, Visual Skills