Before Vision Therapy:
Before Vision Therapy I had an eye that went crooked and I had to wear glasses for a very long time. I could not keep my eye on the ball in basketball. I also disliked reading; it was very hard to read with foggy glasses. Reading was my least favorite subject in school. I also had very bad handwriting.
After Vision Therapy:
After, my eye is straight and it is not crooked and I don’t wear glasses anymore. I can keep my eye on the ball and I don’t get foggy glasses when I read anymore. I made lots of baskets in basketball and I love reading now. Its one of my favorite subjects in school.
P.S.-GO SUE!!!
~Makena
Before Vision Therapy:
We knew Makena had a “lazy eye” but we didn’t realize how bad her vision was until we had our vision therapy consultation with Dr. Oakland after Makena’s annual eye checkup. After Makena was diagnoses with double vision and no depth perception we reflected back and realized there were things that we didn’t realize she struggled with. Makena seemed to get frustrated with school work more often than not, especially reading. She would avoid it as much as possible or would ask us to read it to her vs. her reading it to us. In her activities such as basketball she had a hard time getting under the basket and rebounding the ball or she seemed afraid of the ball.
After Vision Therapy:
Since starting vision therapy Makena has started to really enjoy reading, we actually catch her in her room reading books on her own which is a nice surprise. Her eyes have become very strong to the point where she no longer needs to wear her glasses. Makena realizes/feels when her eye starts to turn in and she can correct it. We have seen great improvements with her basketball skills. The biggest notice for us was she isn’t afraid of the ball as much and is rebounding during her games. She has also started up new activities such as volleyball and golf since doing therapy. Every week Makena has been excited for vision therapy and to see how much she has improved. Sue and Dr. Oakland have been absolutely great from the beginning and have helped to improve our daughters life.
~Ryan and Melissa Knudson