Now Bubby loves riding his bicycle and catches balls pretty easily. About five months into Vision Therapy, he began to take interest in reading all the time! We took a vacation and he read four books. His drawings are still a bit abstract, but at least they're proportioned better. His grades have also improved. Bubby can now go through much of the day without his eye turning in, and most of the time if you remind him to use both eyes, the right one will straighten out.

Vision therapy at your center has been an exceptionally positive experience.
Audra, Bubby's parent
8/15/02

Who knew that Vision Therapy could change so much? Before I went for my weekly sessions, or even knew about Vision Therapy, I struggled with so many things that I felt were natural to struggle with. My memory wasn't so great, and my reading wasn't either. In fact, in my sophomore year of high school, I took an AP History class, where I had to read about 20 pages a night from a textbook. The 20 pages seemed to be a million, and I usually fell asleep after the third page. And even when I read all 20, I'd have no idea what I had just read.

Now after Vision Therapy, would you believe me if I told you I read Death of a Salesman a month ago in no more than 2 days? And I haven't even started to describe the wonders of Vision Therapy. I am a classical voice student, and I train with some college professors once a week. Without telling them about my experiences with Vision Therapy, they have commented on my improvements in rhythm, sight reading, sight singing, and my overall musicianship.

Vision therapy has improved my reading, math abilities, memory, eye and hand coordination, among many other things, and has brought a measure of ease to my life.
Tasha, young adult patient
12/4/02

After Justin's automobile accident, we were very concerned about how his head trauma had affected his visual perception. We noticed a lot of frustration, especially in the assimilation and "processing" of information. We could see his frustration turn to anger, and he would shut out information because it was just too much and too hard on him to try to process it.

Since Vision Therapy, the change in Justin is incredible, especially in this regard. With Vision Therapy attention on the re-training and re-imprinting of his visual areas, Justin is better than ever in regard to his response time, ability to assimilate information, and being back into wanting information.

Vision therapy has helped Justin academically and physically, as well as aided him in establishing a higher self-esteem, areas that had suffered after the car accident.

Thanks Dr. Dowis and Vision Therapy for giving us back our son!
Gigi, Justin's parent
3/8/03

Caroline has become much more focused this year. Math, spelling, and handwriting used to be such a struggle. Now her handwriting is great. She is in the accelerated math group at school, and she won third place in the spelling bee. She was always a good reader, but it took so much effort that she didn't enjoy it. Now she reads for pleasure. Caroline is more confident in herself in both school and sports. She has loved Vision Therapy and is very sad to be finished. Thank you Dr. Dowis and staff for taking a genuine interest in Caroline and helping her to achieve all that she can with Vision Therapy.
Donna, Caroline's parent
3/6/03

Vision Therapy has helped me more with my mental abilities than with my physical abilities. I think that many things relating to writing, reading, and comprehension have become better. My reading has gotten faster, more efficient, and I can read from a farther distance.

I can detect distances and tell what an object looks like from a different angle without moving the object or my head (for the most part).

I believe that Vision Therapy could help many other people like me or with other problems.
Alix, teenage patient
6/11/03

Since Alisha started Vision Therapy, her whole attitude and personality have just blossomed.

Most parents get upset because their children are fighting over video games. My heart almost burst when my little girl finally took interest in video games because her eyes were working together.

The high point for us was when Alisha's AWANA leader and Sunday School teacher came up to us and told us how much improvement they've seen in her.

We really appreciate all the hard work Dr. Dowis and his staff put into our little girl. They are truly gifted in helping people achieve all they can be. Thank you!
Tammy, Alisha's parent
12/4/02

My son was five and a half when he started Vision Therapy. He had difficulty sitting still for long periods of time, as well as kicking and catching a ball. His teachers noticed he could process anything verbally, but when he looked at it he just went blank. Now, after Vision Therapy, we've seen great improvements in his ability to catch and kick balls, his ability to focus, and particularly in his drawing. His desire to draw used to be fairly low; now he sits down and draws pictures with much more detail since he can now picture so much more. His drawings before and after therapy are like night and day.

His teachers have seen great improvement as well. They say he has now begun writing in school, since drawing is no longer challenging for him. He has come so far and so fast with Vision Therapy.
Deborah, patient's parent
4/10/03

Julie started out in April of '97 with scores in the Severe Deficit to Significant Deficit range with wide sweeps between the two in several areas. These fluctuations showed up significantly in her day-to-day school work. She hated to read, couldn't spell, didn't like school, tired easily, and was beginning to show signs of low self-esteem. She was saying that she wasn't good at anything, was dumb, and unpopular.

Today, Julie is a different person! Just two weeks ago, her language arts teacher said that Julie had shown recent signs of huge jumps in her cognitive ability; and how she was excited to be around someone at that stage in their development. Julie loves school now and wants to leave the house at 7 a.m. to get there early. She is invited to parties and she has a quick wit.

I attribute a lot of these dramatic changes to the work she has done in Vision Therapy. We are very pleased with the results and would advise anyone with a child where things just aren't quite right, but you can't put your finger on a cause, to give Vision Therapy a chance.
Judith, Julie's parent
4/7/99

Ben was in 2nd grade when the school approached us to suggest ADD/ADHD and/or Special Education issues. We started testing in school and privately. All the testing showed that Ben had trouble with visual processing.

The psychologist recommended Vision Therapy. Ben was tested. We discovered he needed bifocals and that his eye fatigued a lot when doing chalk board work and reading tasks. Ben has done amazingly well with Vision Therapy. After five months, his reading abilities have improved. He is now reading at grade level.

With Vision Therapy, Ben has really enjoyed the appointments as well as the homework. I believe it works because it integrates the whole body. I have recommended Vision Therapy to some of the parents at the school where I work. Their kids are also having success.

I am very grateful for everything that the Vision Therapy team has done for Ben and others. The homework was fun since it was varied, and often addressed different activities. Thanks.
Michael, Ben's parent
7/22/02

After only two months of Vision Therapy, Tyler's ability to concentrate has greatly increased. I have seen improvement in many areas. Tyler has a much easier time sitting for long periods. He now enjoys art activities, where before he avoided all fine motor activities. His handwriting is markedly improved. His sports skills are noticeably improved. He can now get a basketball in the hoop about 80% of the time, where before therapy he could only shoot about 5%. Now, he easily catches balls, where he almost never caught any before.

I believe Vision Therapy helped him learn to read. He has also reduced the time it takes him to do paperwork (math, writing, spelling, drawing etc.) making it much easier for him to learn.

Tyler benefited greatly from Vision Therapy.
Shann, Tyler's parent
1/23/02

Prior to Vision Therapy, Hans' performance in school and sports was suffering. His coordination was really off. When he went to catch a baseball, he missed a lot of them due to what looked like a major delay problem.

After several months of Vision Therapy and very little baseball practice during the winter months, he went to spring tryouts where he didn't miss a pop fly. Our recreation director made the comment that heÍd never seen so much improvement in any player from one season to the next.

Academically, the big improvement has been in the classroom. He was having a lot of difficulty keeping up with the class because it took him a lot longer to focus on the board after focusing on desk work and vice-versa. It only took a couple of months of therapy and he reported that the vision delay was gone. Vision Therapy has been hugely beneficial to Hans' development.
Sarah, Hans' parent
8/6/02

Since Vision Therapy, my son is able to read without making up words. He can read! In the past, he would never read the newspaper, directions, or signs. He does now! His spelling has improved significantly. He would avoid the computer, now he doesn't. He plays catch now, and before he wouldn't. Temper tantrums have decreased significantly!
Names withheld by parents' request
6/24/02

In part, Meredith's great report card in her first semester at middle school is because of Vision Therapy, which she did for her eyes in the 5th grade. Thank you!
Sara, Meredith's parent
1/98

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