My esteemed colleague, Dominick Maino, O.D., M.Ed., runs a blog called “MainosMemos.” In it, he helps both colleagues and lay-people keep abreast of what’s new in the world of Optometry, vision research, education, clinical practice, patient perspective, etc. Many thanks to Dr. Maino for compiling a snippet of parent conversations on the impact that vision therapy has had on the lives of their children!
In the concluding comments, Dr. Maino points out that testimonials and research are not equivalent. I couldn’t agree more! Optometry and allied fields need to continue with research efforts in order to show what we clinicians in behavioral optometry observe every day: That vision therapy changes lives and changes potential!
Click on the excerpt below to link to “MainosMemos,” and read what parents are saying:
……My son went to the eye doctor today. He recommends 6 sessions of Vision Therapy. Have any of your children had improvement using VT?
……We had tremendous success but I’m not sure what 6 sessions would do. I think my son went for 6 or 8 months.…….The Doctor said, they will do the evaluation, the 6 sessions, then re-evaluate. Hoping they work!
And please, share your own stories right here on this blog!
My nearly 4 year old son is having VT for amblyopia and strabismus. He has had 3 sessions so far, we do excercises at home everyday and go to the eye doctor once a fortnight. My son does excercises at home but is uncooperative at his sessions so it’s very difficult to monitor his progress. But I am sticking with it as Im sure it will work and help longterm.
It’s wonderful that you are sticking with the program at home, Leisa. Office appointments and recommendations will help move progress along, but the lion’s share of the learning and reinforcement occurs at home. Best of luck!
Dr. Slotnick
Can someone please recommend a good visual therapist in Houston or a website I can get one for my 4 year old daughter.
Thank you.
Hi Mya,
Try the practices of either Ann Voss, OD (http://www.bfeye.com/) or Desiree Hopping (http://www.hoppingeyeassociates.com/). Good luck!
Dr. Slotnick