Wow Vision Therapy Blog

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…

Just as so many other children are affected (research shows 1 in 12) by this vision problem known as Convergence Insufficiency (CI), Josh also struggled. The impact on him was that he had double vision and loss of interest for…

My heart was touched and my feet will be warm thanks to theåÊhandcrafted gift that was created by our adult vision therapy patient,åÊJulie Gibson. JulieåÊpresented today foråÊher 3 month post-vision therapy progress evaluation and this is her story. Julie was…

Parents, teachers and health care professionals should see this video byåÊthe National Eye Institute. Too often children with reading and attention problems are overlooked in the healthcare delivery system, labeled with ADHD,åÊlearning disabilitiesåÊand/or behavior problems when instead theyåÊhave a common…

Emily was having headaches almost daily, especially in the afternoons at school.åÊ We were very concerned about the headaches and also about her taking so much aspirin.åÊ We had taken her to the eye doctor a year or two ago…

Convergence Insufficiency (CI) is a vision problem that affects many children in the classroom. Instead of an eyesight problem, CI is called a binocular vision problem because it affects a child’s ability to coordinate their eyes together while attempting to…

Five to fifteen percentåÊof children suffer from the symptoms of convergence insufficiency, however many people have not heard about it’s impact on children or the parents of these children. ABC12 News interviewed patients and parents of children with CI in…

Convergence Insufficiency (CI) is a vision problem that can dramatically affect a child’s ability’s in reading. It is a condition that affects millions of children. Research showsåÊthat CI can occur as often as 5-15% of children in a general pediatric…

Last week I saw a healthy, six year old little girl who presented for a general eye examination in a primary eyecare practice.åÊ Her mom had specific concerns because her daughter had recently been complaining that words, “don’t look right…

Convergence Insufficiency (CI) is a diagnosis that can often be overlooked and yet have significant consequences for children…and adults. Patients can be missed if they are only tested for clarity of sight, eye health and lens testing for glasses. The…