School’s almost out for summer. While we know students could use the break from long days, homework and exams, just one more important test is in order: a Functional Vision Test. If it reveals a vision problem, summer is the perfect time to start vision therapy.
Topics: Learning-Related Vision Problems, Functional Vision Test
This is an essay written by Ben Westerman, a graduate of The Vision Therapy Center. Read this and you’ll really understand what it’s like to have a functional vision problem. Please, share this with your friends. Congratulations to Ben on an amazing achievement!
Topics: Success Stories, Learning-Related Vision Problems, Vision Therapy
Every parent fears a report card filled with bad grades. It’s why we push our kids to study harder, work longer, and put in a ton of effort to improve their scores. So why don’t we reciprocate and make sure functional vision problems aren’t the source of bad grades?
Topics: Learning-Related Vision Problems, Functional Vision Problems, International Children's Vision and Learning Month
Meet Nicholas. In second grade, he was spending 2-3 hours on homework. But surprisingly enough to his mother, it wasn’t a case of too much homework - it was convergence insufficiency. In this success story video, she describes her son’s incredible turnaround as a result of vision therapy.
Topics: Success Stories, Learning-Related Vision Problems, Convergence Insufficiency, Success Stories - CI
Summer is just around the corner (or at least that’s the rumor here in Wisconsin). If you have a child who is a struggling student, the break from school will be welcome – but it shouldn’t be squandered. Use the summer months to schedule a Functional Vision Test. It just might reveal why your child is struggling in school.
Topics: Learning-Related Vision Problems, Functional Vision, Functional Vision Test
In school, Jack Coakley would often look away from his desk and gaze out the window. His teachers thought he wasn’t paying attention. It wasn’t until he visited The Vision Therapy Center that his parents and teachers realized this apparent lack of attention was really a functional vision problem.
Topics: Success Stories, Vision and Learning, Learning-Related Vision Problems, Vision Therapy
In this amazing video, two optometrists show teachers what students who have a functional vision problem experience in school. It’s an eye-opening experience for these educators, who now understand why we refer to vision issues as the “hidden learning disability.”
Topics: Learning-Related Vision Problems, Functional Vision Problems
A success story from Angela, a client of The Vision Therapy Center. Her son Andrew suffered from a convergence insufficiency.
Topics: Success Stories, Learning-Related Vision Problems, Convergence Insufficiency, Success Stories - CI
Reading, writing and arithmetic. They’re the foundation of our educational system, and the basis for what your child needs to succeed in school. And Functional Vision Problems can affects them all.
Topics: Learning-Related Vision Problems, Functional Vision Problems
