Vision Therapists at TCFVD

(from left to right)

 Wendy, Kerry, Melinda, Tami, Debbie, and Jenna

Our vision therapists are continuously training to better our ability to help our patients.

Pictured above are therapists Tami and Kerry performing vision therapy exercises while wearing prism glasses.  We often use prisms to change the apparent position of objects we are looking at.  

Check out The Optometric Extension Program's article on prisms in the therapy room.

http://www.oepf.org/sites/default/files/22-5-FOX.pdf

Joel's Success Story

We are so excited to congratulate our newest graduate, Joel.  Joel worked extremely hard through his vision therapy and was determined to correct his visual challenges.  Below is Joel's success story from his point of view...  

I have struggled for many years with double vision.  This led me, a few years ago, to have eye-muscle surgery to attempt to "correct" the problem.  Things got better for a bit - although they never fully resolved - and eventually started sliding back to where they were before the surgery.  It was at this point that I found my way to vision therapy.  Although the work sometimes seemed frustrating and challenging, with a lot of hard work (and patience by the vision therapists) I found myself able to make consistent, steady progress.  I've now gotten to the point where I rarely experience double vision in my everyday life (even during my long days in front of a computer at work, a scenario which used to always pose problems for me).  And on the rare occasions that I do have a double-vision issue, I now have the tools and techniques to quickly address those issues and bring my vision back into line. 

 

I am very grateful to Dr. Kungle and the wonderful therapists at the Center for Vision Development for helping to guide me through my vision problems, and for giving me the tools to handle these issues going forward.  Thank you!

 

-Joel Wood

Congratulations to Rachel for Graduating!

Congratulations Rachel!

     Rachel is our newest vision therapy graduate!  Before Rachel started vision therapy she had trouble controlling her eye movements which resulted in a dislike of drawing/writing.  She had trouble copying information and struggled with letter/number reversals.  Rachel had challenges crossing the midline of her body and often got carsick.  Through vision therapy Rachel improved her visual challenges by working on her oculomotor, visual perceptual, and visual motor skills.  Rachel's oculomotor skills are now above her grade level!  Congratulations Rachel; keep up the great work!

Monae's Success Story

Congratulations on Graduating

     Monae came to our office with complaints of blurry vision and watery eyes, along with occasional double vision.  Her mom had also noticed Monae’s eye would spontaneously drift outward. 

     During her evaluation Dr. Kungle found that Monae had several visual challenges including Exotropia (a form of strabismus where the eye(s) deviate outward) and Convergence Insufficiency (inability of the eyes inward to have single/clear vision at near). 

     Through completing her vision therapy program Monae improved her binocular system and has trained her eyes to work together without any wondering of the eye.  Through vision therapy Monae’s occulomotor skills improved tremendously; she now reads well above grade level!

Pre-School Screening

     This past Monday we hosted our first pre-school seminar.  This seminar was geared toward children who are entering into school. Our office offered free visual screenings for the children that came.  We were excited at the turn out since most of these children will be attending school in the next few weeks.  The importance of visual exams for younger children is sometimes overlooked until they enter into school.  Even then the children are mostly checked for correct 20/20 vision. It is recommended that young children receive a full visual exam at the age of three and then again before going into kindergarten.

     During our free screening we checked the following areas: visual acuity at near, eye movements, depth perception, and general movement.  All of these areas are greatly needed for physical activities such as sports, being able to learn in a classroom setting, and is directly related to a child’s ability to read and write. 80% of what a child learns comes from their visual system.

Preschool Seminar and Free Screening

Is your child visually ready for preschool? 

Preschoolers need to develop visually guided eye-hand-body coordination, fine motor skills, and the visual motor ability neccessary to learn to read and perform tasks that he or she will soon need in school.

Join us Monday, 8/13, 11:30am-1pm 

for our free seminar and free screening!

  Parents will recieve a $50 off voucher for

a future comprehensive vision evaluation by our doctors for each of their children. 

RSVP- 410-268-4393

August is National Children's Vision & Learning Month

Did you know that this month is National Children's Vision and Learning Month?  Vision and learning are connected in so many ways.  According to the American Public Health Association, 1 in 4 students in grades K-6 have a visual problem serious enough to impede learning.  Vision involves much more than how well your child sees the eye chart.  Most school and pediatrician screenings only check for distance acuity, so you may think that your child has no visual issues if they can see the 20/20 line.  The reality is that the vision skills required for reading and learning are much more complex than simply reading the eye chart.

A developmental eye exam from an optometrist who specializes in vision related learning problems, like Dr. Kungle or Dr. O'Meara is an in-depth look at how your child's vision is helping or hurting their learning potential.  The examination will include measures of your child's sight, eye control, eye teaming, eye tracking, focusing skills, spatial perception, eye-hand-body coordination, visual memory, visualization skills, and other facets of how your child uses his or her eyes to learn.