July celebrations start with Independence Day—“the 4th of July”. It is a day to celebrate freedom, the birth of American independence, with festivities including parades, picnics and fireworks. Freedom can be defined in many ways but a common statement is made by many students who have completed a vision therapy program. They feel a […]
Today, April 2nd, is World Autism Day. We’ve compiled some great ways for you to get involved in Autism awareness and learn more. Visit/Join/Donate: www.autismspeaks.org www.autism-society.org www.nationalautismassociation.org READ: Personal Narratives: Look Me in the Eye: My life with Asperger’s by John Elder Robison Raising Cubby: A Father and Son’s Adventures with Asperger’s, Trains, Tractors, […]
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. At MinnesotaVisionTherapyCenter we treat people who have been diagnosed with concussions and those who have had strokes; in both cases injury to the brain has caused problems with their visual function. Concussion awareness has grown rapidly due to media stories including professional athletes in the NFL and NHL. Many […]
Vision development in children involves not only the development of good eyesight such as 20/20 vision but also fine motor development, gross motor development, and visual perceptual development. A large part of visual development in children takes place when they are preschoolers, and proper vision development in children closely follows the cognitive stages for […]
Visual development in children is extremely important in producing good gross motor development, fine motor development, and to achieve the proper cognitive stages for child development. Children with poor vision development will often exhibit learning problems when they start grade school and may tend to be clumsy and disorganized. So it’s important to know if […]
Visual development in children is a very important part of child development including fine motor development, gross motor development, and visual perceptual development. Without good vision development in children, many cognitive stages of child development may be delayed and learning problems could occur once the child enters kindergarten and grade school. So why is visual […]
Vision development in children is a very important part of child development which influences fine motor development, gross motor development, and visual perceptual development. Good visual development in children is necessary for proper brain maturation, and, many cognitive stages of child development may be delayed and learning problems could arise if proper vision development has […]