Wow Vision Therapy Blog

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…

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…

By: Lucas Wow Vision Therapy has helped me with so many things, especially school and baseball. Before Wow Vision Therapy, my life was so much harder. I was frustrated a lot and didn’t really know why. It seemed no matter…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

  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,…

  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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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.…

In this success story, Leah explains how they discovered her son’s vision-based reading problem.