Discovering Vision Therapy Blog

Strabismus vs Amblyopia: The Difference Between Crossed Eye and Lazy Eye

Understanding the difference between strabismus and amblyopia can be confusing, as the two functional vision problems share some similar characteristics.  We produced a side-by-side comparison, including what to do if you think you’re suffering from either issue (or both)!

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Topics: Amblyopia (Lazy Eye), Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)

Good News For People With Strabismus

While your eyes may be individual organs, they are designed to work as a team. For people with strabismus, this model is compromised. While there are multiple variations of strabismus, correcting the problem always requires retraining the brain to use the two eyes together. 

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Topics: Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)

Young Girl With an Eye Turn Becomes Another Vision Therapy Success

It’s a familiar story. A specialist told 6-year-old Grace’s parents that nothing could be done about her right eye’s outward turn. But through hard work and dedication in vision therapy, Grace’s vision and reading problems dramatically improved, making her yet another vision therapy success.

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Topics: Success Stories, Vision Therapy, Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)

3 Treatable Vision Problems That Mimic Dyslexia Symptoms


Parents often visit us believing their child is dyslexic based on the fact that they reverse letters and/or numbers when writing and/or reading. However, you may be surprised that sometimes symptoms that look like dyslexia can actually be a vision problem.
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Topics: Symptoms of Dyslexia, Vision Therapy, Functional Vision Problems, Convergence Insufficiency, Directionality, Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)

How a Girl’s Reading Problems Led to a Vision Therapy Success Story


Life was incredibly frustrating for 9-year-old Julia Feit and her mother Laura. Julia had been struggling in school, especially with reading, and nothing seemed to help. But as it turned out, Julia didn’t have a learning problem - she had a vision problem.

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Topics: Success Stories, Functional Vision Problems, Convergence Insufficiency, Strabismus (Crossed Eyes), Success Stories - CI

What Are the Types of Strabismus?

 

 

If you’re just learning about strabismus, or an eye turn, you may be confused about exactly what it is. In fact, there are many variations of strabismus defined by a number of factors. Ultimately, the nature of the eye turn dictates the approach we take with vision therapy.

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Topics: Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)

She Didn’t Realize How Much She Needed Vision Therapy

Thirteen-year-old Chalen didn’t think she had a vision problem, despite having a severe case of strabismus. Six months of vision therapy later, she discovered not only how debilitating her eye turn had been, but also how much therapy helped.

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Topics: Success Stories, Vision Therapy, Amblyopia (Lazy Eye), Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)

His Trouble Reading Ended Up Being a Vision Problem

Six-year-old Joel Derrick always loved school. But when his class began reading words, school suddenly became a struggle. He and his family would soon discover that his academic problems didn’t come from a learning problem, but a vision problem. (This post includes a video interview with Joel’s mother, Lisa.)

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Topics: Success Stories, Vision Therapy, Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)

Injury in Older People With Strabismus 27 Percent More Likely


How can vision therapy potentially save an elderly person’s life or prevent injury? A recent study showed that older people with strabismus are about 27 percent more likely to be injured by a fall. The good news is that even for older patients, vision therapy can help.

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Topics: Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)

The Con Man and the Strabismus Surgery Scam

We stumbled across an article regarding strabismus surgery that was so bizarre and riddled with misinformation, it’s hard to figure out where to begin.  Yet it serves as a perfect example of how misunderstood strabismus and other functional vision problems can be.

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Topics: Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)