We often feature success stories that have taken place here at The Vision Therapy Center. However, these types of stories are happening every day, all over the world. We are fortunate enough to have a guest post from Jenny Johnston, a mom who lives in Chico, California with her daughter Alli (that’s her in the photo on the right, with her sister Jill.) Jenny is so passionate about vision therapy that she took the time to write this amazing post. Please read, and share with your friends and family.
Topics: Success Stories, Learning-Related Vision Problems, Symptoms of Dyslexia, Vision Therapy
Meet Synara, whose son Daniel's struggles in school included being the last one in his class to learn the alphabet. Through vision therapy, Daniel and his family experienced an amazing transformation, both with his academic work and his personality.
Topics: Success Stories, Learning-Related Vision Problems, Vision and Reading
A child who is a poor speller may have problems “seeing” a word written correctly in their mind, which is why any analysis of spelling difficulties in children should begin with a child’s vision.
Tracking problems in reading can cause significant learning issues with people of any age. My daughter had a convergence insufficiency, and her inability to effectively track the print on a page made reading an onerous chore for her. But eye movements aren’t always the issue when it comes to tracking problems in reading.
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
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.
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