Wow Vision Therapy Blog
Category: Success Stories
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…
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…
‘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…
‘Miss Cheryl will hold a special place in our heart forever’
Not all cases are quite the same. More often than not, some cases are complex and require a little more time. Yet, the results are life-changing. Check out our most recent success story. By: Molly (Keenan’s Mom) Keenan is an…
Parents Explain How Vision Therapy Increased Academic Success
When it comes to reading and learning, several vision conditions can hinder a child’s performance in school. In the following stories, parents explain how vision therapy increased their child’s academic success. Maren’s Story By: Amy (Maren’s Mom) Maren has struggled with…
‘Wow Vision Therapy Changed My Life!’
A concussion can have some serious negative affects on vision. Check out Mitchell’s story and how the team in Grand Rapids, MI changed his life. My journey with vision therapy started about 5 years ago when I pretty significantly hit my head.…
She feels ‘like the smartest kid in the class’
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.…
The Missing Link When Identifying Vision-Based Reading Problems
In this success story, Leah explains how they discovered her son’s vision-based reading problem.