Wow Vision Therapy Blog

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…

Research shows a child or adult may have normal functioning eyesight yet still have a significant dysfunction in their visual performance that impacts reading and learning. These visual problems can be developmental in nature or even due to a concussion,…

When a parent sees their child struggle with reading, often this will raise some red flags – especially when comparing a child’s reading progress with their classmates. For some children, their ability to read may get off track for a…

We know that vision is critical when it comes to reading. In fact, our visual abilities are what allow us to appreciate the world fully. For children, proper visual skills are vital for reading, learning, and sports. Without these, many…

Vision therapy is a rehabilitative program, prescribed to treat developmental and/or neurologically induced dysfunctions of the visual system. Typically, those who need this form of treatment experience visual problems that go beyond what glasses or contacts can correct. Some of…

When someone experiences a traumatic brain injury, many different aspects of life become difficult. However, visual complications are the most common complaints. Following a concussion – for example – things like reading often become difficult. Text on a page may…

When people think about vision loss, they may often picture a blind person with a white cane. Yet, many different types of conditions lead to vision loss, each of which affects the quality of a person’s life differently. One common…

When someone experiences a sudden bump, blow, or jolt to the head, often a concussion diagnosis follows. Those with a concussion frequently experience several visual problems. In fact, over 50% of patients with a concussion have visual problems that cause…

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…

After experiencing a serious car accident, Spencer’s life was turned up-side-down. His visual world was not what it used to be and things that used to come easy stopped being easy. After learning of his diagnosis, Spencer found himself searching…

When a child struggles with Double Vision, many aspects of learning and play are affected. Things, like reading or catching a ball, are very challenging. This especially was the case for young Lily. At ten years old, Lily had a…

When a child struggles with reading and learning, often times their vision can be overlooked – especially when that same child has 20/20 eyesight. However, vision is so much more 20/20 eyesight and there are several other visual problems that…

Vision Problems Following a Head Injury  By: Eugene I came to vision therapy after complications from a head injury and being referred by my doctor, I was skeptical at first. I did not feel it was going to help me…

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…

We know that vision is critical to a child’s wellbeing and especially for reading. Indeed, visual abilities are what allows us to appreciate the world fully. Not only do children use their visual skills for reading, learning, and sports, but…

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: 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…

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…

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…

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…