Wow Vision Therapy Blog

By: Grace (Patient)  When I was about 10 years old, I started getting headaches, and it was hard to read. My letters would always double or be blurry or even scattered around the page.  I went to an eye doctor,…

When a parent sees their child struggle with reading, often this will raise some red flags – especially when comparing a child’s reading progress with their classmates. For some children, their ability to read may get off track for a…

We know that vision is critical when it comes to reading. In fact, our visual abilities are what allow us to appreciate the world fully. For children, proper visual skills are vital for reading, learning, and sports. Without these, many…

When a child struggles with Double Vision, many aspects of learning and play are affected. Things, like reading or catching a ball, are very challenging. This especially was the case for young Lily. At ten years old, Lily had a…

When a child struggles with reading and learning, often times their vision can be overlooked – especially when that same child has 20/20 eyesight. However, vision is so much more 20/20 eyesight and there are several other visual problems that…

Vision Problems Following a Head Injury  By: Eugene I came to vision therapy after complications from a head injury and being referred by my doctor, I was skeptical at first. I did not feel it was going to help me…

By: Andy, Denise, and Lauryn We initially came to Wow Vision Therapy for help with Lauryn’s reading comprehension. She had always struggled with retaining and comprehending the information she read. Over the years, this on-going struggle led her to dislike…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

  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…

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…

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…

It is not uncommon for many adults to struggle with a vision dysfunction that affects their work or daily living. And more often than not, these individuals have coped with this condition all their life. But without intervention, symptoms may get worse as…

When we are born, we can only see a few colors, and objects are only visible up close. As we grow, many visual abilities develop in the process. These visual abilities help us move and interact with the world around us.…

When consulting parents about developmental vision and eye coordination problems, I find it far better to keep the dialog “parent-friendly.” That is to say; instead of referring to their child’s condition as poor binocular vergence, oculomotor dysfunction and/or accommodation insufficiency,…

At what I thought would be a routine annual eye exam, Asa was diagnosed with Convergence Insufficiency. His optometrist explained that not all doctors screened for this in a routine exam, but she knew the importance of doing so and…

While in 1st grade, I noticed Raegan was a much slower reader than the other children her age, and she would frequently leave out small words such as: and, a, the. During the summer I took her to see the…

Robert initially was thought to have acuity issues at his well-child exam. He was then referred to an Optometrist, who then diagnosed him with Convergence Insufficiency. He could see 20/20. He had always struggled to read at grade level. He…

When a child struggles in school, the biggest question for a parent to answer is why?  While setting up study plans and establishing goals can be effective, many parents discover that their child’s avoidance behaviors cannot simply be corrected by…

Frustrating? Yes. Upsetting? Of course! When a bright young lady has struggled for years at school, only to be assumed she had ADD. And just because her teacher suggested her behavior was probably ADD does not mean her teacher was…

Binocular vision problems like Convergence Insufficiency (CI) or more severe forms such as strabismus is not just “kid stuff”. It affects adults equally as well. The result of a binocular vision problem can have a serious impact on an adult’s…

Thanks to his primary care optometrist who identified, diagnosed and referred for proper treatment, this young boy was able to find the help he needed.åÊIan presented to Wow Vision Therapy with a severe form of Convergence Insufficiency (CI). This condition…

Convergence Insufficiency is a vision disorder that affects nearly 1 in 12 children and has consequences to a child’s quality of life. This serious vision problem does not cause blindness, but it’s impact can be nearly as severe as shown…