Understanding Convergence Insufficiency Convergence insufficiency (CI) is the most common binocular vision dysfunction that affects the...

Monocular treatment for amblyopia, such as patching or penalization, does not always result in 20/20 vision. Moreover, recurrence of...

Common Misconceptions about Vision There are two terms that are interchanged often with the assumption that they have the same meaning,...

Vision therapy is a doctor directed program (by an optometrist) that is aimed at training the brain and eyes to work together. Vision...

When a child is asked to attend to near point tasks, such as reading or schoolwork, the visual demand naturally increases due to the...

Too often, pencil push-ups are assigned as an “exercise” to improve ocular convergence ability. Occupational therapists, physical...

Visual perception is the process we use to gather visual information from the environment and the ability to organize, understand and...

Primitive reflexes are automatic movements originating in the brain stem and are essential for a baby’s survival in the first few weeks...

Often descriptions of vision therapy include the phrase “vision exercises” or “physical therapy for your eyes”, this phrasing, however,...

In our January blog post we reviewed some of the visual issues that can arise with vestibular disorders. So to continue this topic...

In our last blog post we discussed the connection between the vestibular system and visual system via the automatic function known as the...

A great analogy for explaining the connection between the visual system and the vestibular system is described in an article by the...

Myopia, also known as nearsightedness, refers to someone who sees things more clearly up close rather than in the distance. There are at...

Not only do poor visual skills cause difficulties in reading and learning in the classroom, but they also significantly affect your...

A helpful approach to distinguishing these two terms is to think of vision therapy as the umbrella term for a treatment program that...

Children with visual impairments experience greater difficulty with school-related tasks such as reading and writing, playing sports, and...

Vision is so important; vision is integrated throughout the whole brain. Humans are very much visual-spatial beings and when the visual...

Reading to learn is a complex process that involves many interrelated mechanisms. These mechanisms must communicate with each other...

Blue light is everywhere. There are many sources of blue light, the most powerful being the sun. The sun contains all the colors of the...

There has often been a correlation between ADHD/ADD and binocular vision dysfunction. This association may not be surprising due to the...