When it comes to any health problem, it's the symptoms that facilitate resolution. Symptoms are like a road map, steering us toward effective solutions. Sometimes these symptoms are quite clear – they tell us with no uncertainty what is ailing. Other times our symptoms can be far more ambiguous. With functional vision problems, this kind of ambiguity is common -- its symptoms are routinely misinterpreted, leading to misdiagnosis.
Topics: Vision and Learning, Functional Vision, Double Vision, Functional Vision Problems, The Vision Therapy Center, Developmental Optometrist, Dr. Kellye Knueppel, Directionality, Visual Skills, Symptoms of Functional Vision Problems
This summer, 6,500 athletes from 165 countries came together in Los Angeles for the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games. As part of a team of five invited international volunteers, Dr. Kellye Knueppel worked aside hundreds of local optometrists and optometry students, performing over 2,000 vision assessments over the course of seven days.
Topics: Special Olympics, Functional Vision, Vision Therapy, Opening Eyes Program, Functional Vision Problems, The Vision Therapy Center, Developmental Optometrist, Dr. Kellye Knueppel
As parents, we want the best for our children. We want them to be safe, successful and happy. But for the parent of a child with an undiagnosed functional vision problem, these goals can be frustratingly elusive.
Topics: Functional Vision, Vision Therapy, Functional Vision Problems, The Vision Therapy Center, Developmental Optometrist, Dr. Kellye Knueppel
When we redesigned our website, we decided to devote the home page to describing “functional vision problems.” We think the addition of the word “functional” can help people distinguish the types of vision problems that exist, and open the door to understanding vision therapy.
Topics: Vision Therapy, Functional Vision Problems, The Vision Therapy Center, Dr. Kellye Knueppel
The following Vision Therapy Success Story comes to us from Morgan and her mom. After struggling to determine what was wrong with her daughter’s vision, Morgan’s family discovered vision therapy. Read her mother’s first-hand account of their vision therapy story!
Topics: Success Stories, Vision Therapy, Developmental Optometrist, Dr. Kellye Knueppel
Considering how much we write about amblyopia and strabismus, the question posed on our blog was fair enough: Is there any research about the efficacy of vision therapy for an adult who has both amblyopia and strabismus?
Topics: Vision Therapy, Functional Vision Problems, Dr. Kellye Knueppel, Amblyopia (Lazy Eye), Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)
Many patients who receive vision therapy have problems with eye movements, peripheral vision and different aspects of hand-eye coordination. To help them overcome these difficulties, we use the Wayne Saccadic Fixator.
Topics: Vision Therapy, Functional Vision Problems, Dr. Kellye Knueppel
