Building Confidence Through Vision Therapy
Today Jessica is a happy and confident teenager who enjoys sleepovers with her friends, participating in church activities, and camping with her family. But when I first met Jessica last year, she was becoming more withdrawn, not wanting to even spend the night at...
What Visual Skills are Necessary for Successful Learning?
We often hear, “My child has trouble decoding words and often skips words or starts in the middle or end of a word instead of the first letter.” More than likely, they are missing some important skills that go beyond the ability to decode. Learning to read and then...
Caleb’s Success Story
Caleb is a recent Vision Therapy graduate. He has made many incredible changes that his mom calls, “life changing.” Read his success story below AND check out their success VIDEO, too! “I can’t read.” “I hate to read.” “Everyone in my class can read...
Ladder to Success with Vision Therapy
“Success is a ladder that you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets.” Every day we have the pleasure of working with phenomenal people of all ages. The majority of these people are children in elementary school whose parents have found vision...
Brain Injury Rehab Success with Vision Therapy
Brian is an adult patient who was experiencing double vision after having a severe stroke. He had already spent time working on rehabilitation in Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech Therapy. However, he was still having difficulty reading for pleasure...
Confident, Happier Kids! Vision Therapy Success
Laura recently completed her vision therapy program. When she came to us she had double vision and was getting a lot of headaches. Now, her headaches are less frequent and she hasn’t had double vision in months. She was great fun to work with and we will miss...
6 Myths Relating to Vision Therapy BUSTED!
From the myth that only children can benefit from Vision Therapy to the myth that eye surgery and/or glasses are the only way to correct vision problems—we will debunk several of the myths out there about Vision Therapy. Myth #1: I’m too old for Vision...
Holiday Gift (EYE)deas
Looking for that last minute stocking stuffer? The Vision Therapy Blog pooled our resources again this year for favorite games and activities that will help develop basic skills for: visual processing, fine-motor, eye-hand coordination and much more. Enjoy! Share!...
Let it Snow!!!
Shelly who came to MVTC with lazy eye (amblyopia) and little to no binocularity (Exotropia), was hoping to improve her depth perception (3D). She made huge progress during her program. Some of her successes include: -No more migraines, which used to happen frequently...
Helen’s Vision Therapy Journey
I want to share Helen’s vision therapy journey with you. Helen was a third grader who was falling behind in school when she came to Minnesota Vision Therapy Center for an initial testing. Her dad said reading was extremely difficult and she had low reading...