25% of ALL children have a vision problem significant enough to affect their performance in school
Not only does Vision Therapy help individuals with learning related visual delays and eye turns, but also helps those that have suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
We know that 80% of learning comes through vision, but did you know that vision drives everything that we do: from moving our body in space to driving and everyday life skills??
According to the CDC, US Emergency Rooms evaluate over 130,000 youth sports-related TBI incidents (including concussions) per year! Vision therapy can help these patients recover visual functions and enhance their overall rehabilitation.
What is Vision Therapy?
Vision therapy is an individualized treatment program designed to correct visual system deficiencies caused by stress, improper sensorimotor development, or trauma to the nervous system, all of which interfere with the ability to efficiently use the visual system.
Vision Therapy Symptoms
- Loss of place while reading or copying
- Trouble finishing assignments in the allotted time
- Omitting or misreading words or letters
- Slow, inaccurate copying
- Distractible, loses attention quickly
- Blurred, double or unstable vision
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How Vision Affects Learning
How the brain and eyes work together – vision – has a great impact on the learning process for both children and adults. Imagine sitting in a classroom taking notes and fighting a focusing problem that won’t allow you to change your focus from near to far and back again quickly enough to keep up with the instructor.
Watch Actual Training!
These videos show a TBI patient who started vision therapy in June. In the first video he is doing an activity where he must find the ball in space and hit the ball with his hand.
In the second video, from December, he was finishing his vision therapy. He is now able to not only find the ball in space, but estimate when to move his hands to catch the ball! We are so excited for him to be finishing vision therapy!!
What Our Patients Are Saying...
Therapist Name: Lauren Wishlinski (Score from 5: highly satisfied to 1: not satisfied) Was it easy to schedule an appointment? 5 Comment: The staff worked with my hectic work schedule. Did our supporting staff correspond with you in a prompt and friendly manner? 5 Was your doctor sensitive to your needs? 5 Comment: Dr. Farnham was...
Therapist Name: Lauren Wishlinski (Score from 5: highly satisfied to 1: not satisfied) Was it easy to schedule an appointment? 5 Comment: Sightwork staff was very flexible in accommodating my busy schedule and allowed to pick times around my work schedule Did our supporting staff correspond with you in a prompt and...
Therapist Name: Lauren (Score from 5: highly satisfied to 1: not satisfied) Was it easy to schedule an appointment? 5 Did our supporting staff correspond with you in a prompt and friendly manner? 5 Was your doctor sensitive to your needs? 5 Was your therapy time spent efficiently? 5 Did we start on time? 5...
Therapist Name: Jennifer Speight (Score from 5: highly satisfied to 1: not satisfied) Was it easy to schedule an appointment? 5 Did our supporting staff correspond with you in a prompt and friendly manner? 5 Was your doctor sensitive to your needs? 5 Was your therapy time spent efficiently? 5 Did we start on time? 5...
Satisfaction Survey Results Therapist Name: Jennifer (Score from 5: highly satisfied to 1: not satisfied) Was it easy to schedule an appointment? 5 Did our supporting staff correspond with you in a prompt and friendly manner? 5 Was your doctor sensitive to your needs? 5 Was your therapy time spent...
- Pres C.
Satisfaction Survey Results Therapist Name: Jennifer and Leslie (Score from 5: highly satisfied to 1: not satisfied) Was it easy to schedule an appointment? 5 Did our supporting staff correspond with you in a prompt and friendly manner? 5 Was your doctor sensitive to your needs? 5 Was your therapy...
- Annelise M.
Satisfaction Survey Results Therapist Name: Leslie (Score from 5: highly satisfied to 1: not satisfied ) Was it easy to schedule an appointment? 5 Did our supporting staff correspond with you in a prompt and friendly manner? 5 Was your doctor sensitive to your needs? 5 Was your therapy time spent efficiently? 5 Did we...
- Ashlyn's Mom
When my son entered the 3rd grade and was an entire reading level behind, I took the advice of a former teacher and had him assessed at SightWork. Dr. Barker immediately diagnosed his problem and devised a 16 week plan. Jennifer was such a wonderful therapist and always had so...
- Elizabeth B.
Satisfaction Survey Results Therapist Name: Ashley Ross (Score from 5: highly satisfied to 1: not satisfied) Was it easy to schedule an appointment? 5 Did our supporting staff correspond with you in a prompt and friendly manner? 5 Was your doctor sensitive to your needs? 5 Was your therapy time...
- Aiden H.
Satisfaction Survey Results Therapist Name: Jennifer Speight (Score from 5: highly satisfied to 1: not satisfied) Was it easy to schedule an appointment? 5 Did our supporting staff correspond with you in a prompt and friendly manner? 5 Was your doctor sensitive to your needs? 5 Was your therapy time...
- Ian S.
Jennifer Speight has worked with 3 of my kids with great improvement. She is a hard-working, caring therapist. Her ability to motivate the kids and get them to progress through their therapies is wonderful. I highly recommend SightWork for anyone whose kids are struggling with reading or spelling....
- Misty S.
Sightwork has been a fantastic group to work with. Dr. Barker is very thorough in her examinations and explains her findings in detail. Where possible, she is able to let us see what our child is seeing. Both Jennifer and Brittany have been awesome therapists. Very friendly and helpful. Before...
- Lori
It was recommended that my 10 year old son participate in vision therapy at Sightwork when he was struggling with his reading. Although he had perfect vision, his trouble was with visual processing. During his 16-18 week program with Sightwork he worked on the most interesting exercises strengthening the muscles...
- Allison B.
Vision Therapy has greatly strengthened my son's ocular motor skills, and he is doing much better with reading. I have also seen good improvement in his hand - eye coordination. Thanks, Lisa...
- Lisa
Our family loved our experience with Sightwork. Both Dr. Barker and Ms. Jennifer were great. Very helpful and supportive throughout the process. I am most impressed with their continued education. They are always attending more training and improving the facility. This isn’t your Vision Therapy from years past, they have...
- Parker's Mom - Rebecca
Vision is something that most of us take for granted. I know I did. Then my car was hit from behind. I suffered a TBI. Within 24 hours, I was unable to read. Pages looked like grey blurs. I was dizzy, had double vision, light sensitivity, and pain. Even worse,...
- Rochelle
Sightworks absolutely ROCKS! It is here that I have been learning to look with my eyes and see with my brain. The compassion, encouragement, and dedication from the staff has been phenomenal. Thank you Ashley, Jennifer, Leslie, and Dr. Barker for helping me build better vision!...
- Guenivere The Flash Fan
My son, Jake, hated reading. Trying to get him to read left us both frustrated and in tears. Dr. Barker diagnosed Jake with Accommodative Insufficiency, something his previous eye doctor never tested him for. His eyes couldn't hold their focus, so it was no wonder that reading was so hard...
- Jake's Mom
Vision Therapy and the Staff of Sightwork changed our lives. My son was having difficulty with reading and writing in school. I had tried working with him one on one and his teachers spend extra time with him. He could not retain site words and could not track when reading....
- Jessica B.'s Mom
I am simply amazed by the progress Luke had made since he began Vision Therapy with Sightwork. The areas in which Luke struggled in the classroom, have over a very short time diminished significantly. Most importantly, I see his level of self-confidence greatly increasing. As a teacher of young children,...
- Luke H.'s Teacher
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