Wow Vision Therapy Blog

By: Stephanie (Drew’s Mom) Before Drew started vision therapy, we thought we had tried everything to improve his reading abilities. Despite receiving extra help with reading at school, tutoring, and trying all kinds of techniques at home, Drew struggled with…

It was just another normal day for Aaron and Vanessa until their 2-year-old daughter Claire looked up at them with a crossed eye. Shocked to see an abrupt onset eye turn for the first time, Aaron and Vanessa immediately took…

When a child’s eyes do not work together as a team, many day-to-day problems can occur. These problems range from difficulties in school to problems playing sports. And one of the ways a child’s eyes do not work together is…

The Better Behavior Show – How Vision Problems Impact Child Behavior (CLIP) Podcaster Dr. Nicole Beurkens interviews Dr. Dan Fortenbacher Amblyopia or Lazy Eye is the most common form of vision loss in children that affects about 3.5% of the…

When an individual lives with an eye turn, often they may feel like there is no hope with treatment. Maybe they were told that treatment success is low or that surgery is not an option to treat their cross-eye. On…

By: Minho My most prominent experience with the ripple effect happened a little bit over a year ago… For my entire life, I’ve taken things for granted. My ability to eat copious amounts of food, breathing, being born in a…

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…

  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,…

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…

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…

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…

Notably one of the most influential artists in history, Leonardo da Vinci left us with stunning works of art like the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and Salvatory Mundi. However, was his remarkable ability to capture space on a flat…

For those families whose child has esotropia strabismus, crossed-eyes, here is Aloise’s story. See the surprising chain of events that lead to Aloise’s parents finding out about vision therapy and the marvelous changes that they never expected!

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…