Wow Vision Therapy Blog
Author: Oliver Fortenbacher
When reading isn’t easy or fun, a Developmental Vision Evaluation is important to have done
We know that vision is critical to a child’s wellbeing and especially for reading. Indeed, visual abilities are what allows us to appreciate the world fully. Not only do children use their visual skills for reading, learning, and sports, but…
Her Son’s Reading Abilities Soared After Vision Therapy
By: Jenny About seven short months ago on a warm sunny day, I sat in Dr. Bartolini’s office and cried as initial results from Eric’s evaluation were shared. How could a child, like Eric, that comes from a house with…
Ella’s Success Story
By: Kimberly Ella was a great student up until second grade. As the year went on, her scores got lower and lower, and she had more and more homework. We were working with her for about two hours every night…
Sam’s Success Story
By: Mia Sam was diagnosed with “Severe Convergence Insufficiency” and had all of the classic symptoms, including what we thought was ADD. Sam had such a difficult time staying on track, sitting still, and focusing, which we always just attributed…
Grayson’s Success Story
By: Deanna Vision therapy has played a key role in Grayson advancing in school and with his reading and writing abilities. Grayson has always been a very active and outgoing kid that loves to help everyone but struggled with reading…
Lucas’ Success Story
By: Lucas Wow Vision Therapy has helped me with so many things, especially school and baseball. Before Wow Vision Therapy, my life was so much harder. I was frustrated a lot and didn’t really know why. It seemed no matter…
Chronic Symptoms After Concussion (mTBI) – How to Get Back to You
Just published on June 3, 2019, in JAMA Neurology new research* shows “Most patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) presenting to US level I trauma centers report persistent, injury-related life difficulties at 1 year postinjury, suggesting the need for…
Helping Patients For Over 30 Years
Wow Vision Therapy in St. Joseph, MI has been helping patients with vision dysfunctions for over 30 years! Below, see what some of their past patients have to say about vision therapy. Success Stories By: Jenny & Brian Lucas came…
Let’s Talk Vision Therapy & Academic Success
When you hear “Vision Therapy,” you may not think this type of treatment will increase a student’s academic success. When a child struggles in school, often the last doctor a parent thinks to visit is their optometrist. But, did you…
Vision Therapy Enhanced Academic Performance – Camryn’s Success Story
As summer approaches, we encourage parents to call and schedule a Developmental Vision Evaluation to determine if there are any visual problems affecting a child’s academic performance, before this upcoming school year! When visual problems get in the way of…
If Your Child Struggled In School; Now’s The Time To Find Solutions!
When visual problems get in the way of educational performance, parents may not hear their child complain about blurry eyesight. Instead, what they may see are frustrations, such as: Reading is a struggle Homework is a battle Attention and concentration…
How Vision Therapy Helped Improve His Reading Fluency – Ben’s Story
In this success story, Audra explains how vision therapy corrected the underlying vision dysfunctions that were slowing down her son’s reading fluency. By: Audra (Ben’s Mom) Ben, age 9, has always accelerated in sports, math, writing, reading comprehension, and relationships…
Harvard Research Shares New Info on Concussions & Vision
As parents, we want our children to engage in activities that will help them grow and develop confidence. The importance of extracurricular activities, such as sports is key in personal development and achievement. However, as in anything worth doing there…
‘Madelyn is now on track to be a successful First Grader’
Amblyopia or “lazy eye” is a neuro-developmental vision problem that occurs during infancy and early childhood. Those with amblyopia experience reduced eyesight typically in one eye, even when best corrected with glasses or contacts. In this Success Story, one family…
Achievements in Class, Confidence for Sports – Carter’s Success Story
In this Success Story, Nicole explains how the Wow Vision Therapy, Grand Rapids team was able to treat the underlying vision issues associated with her son’s Sensory Processing Disorder. By: Nicole (Carter’s Mom) At the beginning of 2018 when Carter…
‘My students now seem to be able to tell when I am looking at them’
Vision therapy isn’t just for children. In fact, vision therapy can actually be more effective for adult patients as older patients are typically more motivated in therapy, especially once they start seeing the results with their own eyes! Below,…
‘This was a major handicap that has been effectively cured’
Convergence insufficiency (CI) can significantly handicap ones ability to read and learn. Symptoms often include difficulty reading and concentrating on reading tasks, avoidance of near work, ADD and ADHD characteristics, double-vision (overlapping words) while reading, eyestrain, headaches and rubbing…
‘The best decision of my life was to pursue vision therapy.’
For adults, vision problems like Convergence Insufficiency can develop later on in life. For these adults, this condition is usually a result of a brain injury, like a concussion. Even a mild brain injury can affect someones binocular vision (eye…
‘Finally relief after all of these years!’ – Vision Therapy for Adults
Vision therapy is not only for children. Current research shows that adults still have neuroplasticity abilities and can retrain their brain to correct vision dysfunctions. In fact, adults tend to have better treatment outcomes because they are highly motivated during…
‘He is now becoming an A student!’
In this amazing testimonial, one family from Grand Rapids, MI explains how vision therapy changed their son’s life for the better! By: Debra & Lance (Lucas’ Mom & Dad) Lucas, 11, had been struggling in school. Lucas is a very outgoing guy…
‘Everything is Easier Since He Started Vision Therapy’
Strabismus is a failure of binocular vision, in which a child or adult is unable to properly team and align their eyes together. As a result, an eye will appear to wander out of alignment. What’s worse is the impact…
A Hidden Vision Condition that Affects Fine Motor Skills
Convergence insufficiency (CI) is a common condition which causes difficulty or inability to effectively converge or align both eyes together to perform near oriented visual tasks, like tracing, writing, reading or computer work. This hidden vision condition is not always easy to spot…
Newest Research Suggests This Evaluation When Faced With A Struggling Reader
We all want our children to do well with reading and learning, but when a child struggles to read, it can be very frustrating for both the child and their parents’. And with so many avenues to take, it may…
Vision Problems are Likely Causing your Student’s ADHD Behavior
Life in the classroom is never the same for all children and teenagers. Some students do very well, while others need a little more help, time, or other accommodations. When it comes to observing a student’s reading and learning abilities,…
Avoiding Surgery by Turning to Vision Therapy – A Mothers Story
Below Sarah explains how her daughter avoided surgery by turning to vision therapy. Check out their powerful story! By: Sarah (Evelyn’s Mom) Just after Evelyn’s third birthday, we started noticing her eye turning in. We took her to our optometrist where she…
Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) May Be Affecting Your Child’s Self-Esteem
As children, we play, learn and explore. We typically don’t do this alone, as these tasks are done with other friends or classmates. And much like adults comparing their lifestyles with others on social media, magazines or the neighbor down the street;…