--- title: Discovering Vision Therapy | Success Stories description: Success Stories | The blog of The Vision Therapy Center, dedicated to helping parents, educators and optometrists discover vision therapy. --- - [Make an Appointment](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/schedule-an-appointment) - [Make a Payment](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/make-a-payment) - [Locations](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/locations) - [262-784-9201](tel:2627849201) [![The Vision Therapy Center](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/hs-fs/file-554902641-png/images/layout/logo-green.png?width=149&name=logo-green.png "The Vision Therapy Center")](https://91892.hs-sites.com/homepage) - [Home](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/old) - [What is Vision Therapy](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/what-is-vision-therapy) - [Symptoms](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/what-is-vision-therapy/symptoms) - [Treatment](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/what-is-vision-therapy/treatment) - [Functional Vision Exam](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/what-is-vision-therapy/diagnosis-functional-vision-test) - [ADHD](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/what-is-vision-therapy/adhd) - [Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/amblyopia-lazy-eye) - [Concussions](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/vision-problems-after-concussions-concussion-symptoms-eyes) - [Convergence Insufficiency](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/convergence-insufficiency-convergence-excess) - [Double Vision (Diplopia)](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/double-vision-diplopia) - [Dyslexia](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/what-is-vision-therapy/dyslexia) - [Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/strabismus-crossed-eyes) - [Costs](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/costs-the-vision-therapy-center) - [Appointments and Billing](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/what-is-vision-therapy/appointments-billing) - [About Us](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/about-us) - [Success Stories](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/category/success_stories) - [Resources](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/resources) - [Presentations](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/schedule-a-presentation-on-vision-therapy) - [Studies](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/resources/clinical-studies) - [Parents](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/parents) - [Teachers](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/teachers) - [Optometrists](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/optometrists) - [News - Media](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/media-in-the-news) - [Links](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/resources/links) - [Blog](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy) - [Contact](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/contact) - [Privacy](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/data-usage-page) Discovering Vision Therapy Blog ## [From Struggling Reader to Confident Executive: How Vision Therapy Transformed Deb’s Life](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/deb-success-story) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/hubfs/Deb%20Holtan-1-1-1.jpeg) ](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/deb-success-story) For as back as she can remember, Deb Holtan had always struggled with reading. “It bothered my eyes, and I would get headaches. I was slow at it and had really poor comprehension of what I read.” Her challenges were so serious that she repeated fourth grade.  [Read More](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/deb-success-story) Topics: [Success Stories](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/success-stories) ## [What was the Real Reason Rosie had Trouble Understanding What She Read?](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/rosie-success-story) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/hubfs/RosieResized.jpeg) ](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/rosie-success-story) Rosie, an eighth grader, had always been a hardworking student. But as she got older, schoolwork got more difficult – and the main issue seemed to be reading. [Read More](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/rosie-success-story) Topics: [Success Stories](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/success-stories) ## [From Barely Reading to Class Valedictorian: How Vision Therapy Changed Ethan’s Life](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/ethan-success-story) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/hubfs/IMG_1027.jpeg) ](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/ethan-success-story) As a child, Ethan was curious, warmhearted, and obviously bright. But when it came to reading, he struggled. And though he excelled in areas like math, science and listening comprehension, Ethan remembers that by third grade he could “barely read or spell.” [Read More](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/ethan-success-story) Topics: [Success Stories](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/success-stories) ## [Reading Specialist Discovers Why Her Child was Struggling in School](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/reading-specialist-discovers-why-her-child-was-struggling-in-school) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Homework was a nightmare.](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/hubfs/iStock-115919165.jpg) ](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/reading-specialist-discovers-why-her-child-was-struggling-in-school) There’s a reason why functional vision problems are called “the hidden disability.” It’s because so many parents, physicians and educators aren’t aware of them. In this case, a reading specialist discovered her daughter had a vision problem, and the subsequent treatment was an eye-opening experience. [Read More](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/reading-specialist-discovers-why-her-child-was-struggling-in-school) Topics: [Success Stories](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/success-stories), [Reading Problems](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/reading-problems) ## [Why Did This High School Student’s Eyes Hurt So Much?](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/mary-success-story) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Mary Stern](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/hubfs/3746B18C-F4FA-452D-ADE9-06E4003FC9E9-1.png) ](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/mary-success-story) When Mary Stern was a high school sophomore, her vision problems became overwhelming. [Read More](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/mary-success-story) Topics: [Success Stories](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/success-stories) ## [How Vision Therapy Turned Nancy’s Life Around Following a Stroke](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/nancy-success-story) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![NancyKaplan](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/hubfs/NancyKaplan.jpeg) ](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/nancy-success-story) Nancy Kaplan was in the hospital recovering from endocarditis, a heart infection, when she suffered a stroke. [Read More](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/nancy-success-story) Topics: [Success Stories](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/success-stories) ## [Keira’s Trouble Focusing in School Turned Out to be a Functional Vision Problem](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/keira-success-story) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Keira's Success Story](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/hubfs/KeiraResized.jpg) ](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/keira-success-story) While on a car ride, seven-year-old Keira Halliday tried to read a stop sign. “It’s blurry,” she said to her mother, Amy. [Read More](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/keira-success-story) Topics: [Success Stories](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/success-stories) ## [Titus Didn’t Have ADHD After All](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/titus-success-story) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Titus didn't have ADHD!](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/hubfs/IMG_1655.jpeg) ](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/titus-success-story) Ask any teacher -- it’s a lot to expect a young child to sit and be attentive in school, especially in preschool or kindergarten.  Kids are distracted. Kids want to play.   But Titus was different. [Read More](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/titus-success-story) Topics: [Success Stories](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/success-stories), [ADD - ADHD](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/add-adhd) ## [Why it Took This Seventh Grader 3 Hours a Night to do Homework](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/vision-therapy-eases-homework-struggle) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Struggling with 3 hours of homework each night.](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/hubfs/iStock-860891858.jpg) ](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/vision-therapy-eases-homework-struggle) Why does a gifted reader spend 3 hours a night struggling with homework? And why was this same seventh grader suddenly unable to read anything more challenging than a comic book? [Read More](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/vision-therapy-eases-homework-struggle) Topics: [Success Stories](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/topic/success-stories) ## [Lucas’s Family Finds Vision Therapy is the Answer After Eight Years of Struggles](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/lucass-family-finds-vision-therapy-is-the-answer-after-eight-years-of-struggles) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Vision therapy is what Lucas needed](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/hubfs/iStock-996966232.jpg) ](https://www.thevisiontherapycenter.com/discovering-vision-therapy/lucass-family-finds-vision-therapy-is-the-answer-after-eight-years-of-struggles) Kelly Gozdziewski will never forget the words spoken by her son, Lucas, after he received new prism glasses. Lucas had been putting the glasses on and then taking them off, when he stopped and looked at his mother. 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