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Traumatic Brain Injuries and Vision Therapy With brain injuries on the rise in recent years, it is important to know the damage caused to the vision system resulting from the incidents. Traumatic brain injuries or TBI’s refer to injuries such as concussions and strokes. These injuries can cause many new visual symptoms that the patient […]

VISION THERAPY- Will it really help my child in the classroom? Written by Ashley Coley, COVT                 75%-80% of the information learned in the classroom is remediated through the visual system. Do you know someone who is struggling in the classroom and you have been unable to determine […]

Written by Adam Lundell, OCVT Vision Therapist   Does your child have anxiety? Are you unsure if your child may have anxiety? First of all, let’s throw out any negative associations with that word, because over 6.8 million Americans live with General Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Many children deal with anxiety, and when I say “anxiety” […]

          by: Aubrey Breithaupt, OD   Have you ever tried balancing on one foot or standing heel-to-toe with your eyes closed?  It is not as easy as one would think to maintain proper body positioning and balance without the use of our vision.  Attempting this, you might start to sway, wobble, […]

    by: Dr. Briana Larson, OD, FCOVD, FAAO, FNORA Executive Director and Founder of OCVT       Personal life experience and challenges with undiagnosed vision system deficiencies Growing up, I was the child who was always pulled out of class for reading tutoring and reading intervention.  I still remember some of the readers […]

By: Ms. Sylena Driving Remember when you were 16 years old and bursting with excitement when you got behind the wheel?  Once you were able to drive, the entire world feels in reach and you reach a whole new level of independence.  With driving, there are many skills that must function together to help you […]

Angela Aguilar, COVT   Perhaps you found my title a little dramatic – but I am hoping it caught your attention! It all starts with an adorable baby I recently met; her name is Emma. I confess, I love babies. I actually do not know many people that don’t go a little crazy when they […]

Ranjani Panda, Vision Therapist   According to Carol Dweck, (Professor of Psychology at Stanford University who does research in personality, development, and motivation), there are two types of mindsets: a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. People with a fixed mindset tend to believe that the characteristics they possess are fixed traits and that intelligence […]

      Ashley Alavi, COVT Whether it’s for personal, professional, athletic, or academic aspirations, we hear it all the time: visualize your goals and you can achieve them! But how does our visual processing system play a role in this? Moreover, if someone has a deficit in visual processing skills, does this put them […]