Research and Vision Therapy Archives

Moving Beyond “Wait and See”: Effective Care for Visual Motion Sensitivity After Brain Injury

Acquired Brain Injury, Grocery Store Syndrome, Motion Sickness, Neuro-optometric vision rehabilitation, Research and Vision Therapy, Traumatic Brain Injury, Vision Advocacy, Visual Motion Sensitivity, Wow Vision Therapy

A National Conversation, Brought Home to Our Community On January 23-24, 2026, nearly 100 doctors, therapists, residents, and students from across the United States and Canada gathered in Grand Rapids for the 2026 Michigan Vision Therapy Study Group (MVTSG) Educational…

Amblyopia Is a Binocular Brain Problem—And It Deserves a Binocular Solution

Amblyopia, Binocular Vision Problems, Lazy Eye, Research and Vision Therapy, Vision Therapy in Action, Wow Vision Therapy

For far too long, the treatment of amblyopia—commonly known as “lazy eye”—has centered on a century-old idea: cover the stronger eye and force the weaker one to improve. This approach—occlusion therapy (patching) or penalization—is familiar, inexpensive, and deeply rooted in…

Landmark Clinical Trial Confirms: Vision Therapy Accelerates Recovery from Concussion-Related Vision Problems

Accommodative Dysfunction, Concussion, Convergence Insufficiency, Oculomotor Dysfunction, Research and Vision Therapy, Wow Vision Therapy

A newly published prospective randomized clinical trial marks a major milestone in the field of neuro-optometric rehabilitation. For the first time, researchers have demonstrated through rigorous, controlled methodology that office-based vergence/accommodative therapy (OBVAM) effectively treats concussion-related convergence insufficiency (CI) and…

The Binocular Vision Breakthrough: Advancing Amblyopia Treatment Beyond Eye Patching

Amblyopia, Binocular Vision Problems, Research and Vision Therapy

For generations, the standard treatment for amblyopia—commonly referred to as “lazy eye”—has been monocular occlusion therapy (patching) or pharmacologic penalization of the better-seeing eye. While these approaches can improve monocular acuity in young children, they fail to address the…

Excessive Digital Screen Time Causes Vision Problems in Children

Research and Vision Therapy, Vision and Learning, Vision and Reading Issues, Wow Vision Therapy

Since the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures, there’s been a dramatic increase in digital screen time applications, particularly with children in their new learning environments. For example, in our clinical locations, we regularly hear from parents of children in elementary…

Helping to teach our next generation of Doctors in vision and reading problems

Research and Vision Therapy, Vision Advocacy, Wow Vision Therapy

A special thank you goes out to MCO Professor, Dr. Mark Swan, for the opportunity to provide a lecture to the 3rd year students at Michigan’s College of Optometry. On Friday, November 1, 2019, it was a beautiful day to…

If Your Child Struggled In School; Now’s The Time To Find Solutions!

Research and Vision Therapy, Vision and Learning

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…

Newest Research Suggests This Evaluation When Faced With A Struggling Reader

Research and Vision Therapy, Vision and Reading Issues

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…

Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) May Be Affecting Your Child’s Self-Esteem

Amblyopia, Lazy Eye, Research and Vision Therapy

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;…

Who is the VisionHelp Group?

Research and Vision Therapy, Videos, Vision and Learning, Vision Therapy in Action

Watch this short video to learn about VisionHelp, a group of developmental optometrists who are focused on raising awareness for developmental vision and vision therapy! Our very own founder of Wow Vision Therapy, Dr. Dan Fortenbacher, O.D, FOVDR has been…

Convergence Insufficiency or ADD/ADHD?

ADD, ADHD, Convergence Insufficiency, Research and Vision Therapy

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…

Research shows link…eye movement predictor of academic success

Research and Vision Therapy

“Eye movement isåÊa predictor of academic success”. This month marks the 10 year anniversary when the Harvard University Graduate School of Education made this announcement. The research clearly shows that there isåÊimportant association between effective eye movement control and academic…

Research finds office-based vision therapy cures convergence insufficiency