I had fun with Taylor! Before vision therapy it was hard for me to read and write. I didn’t like to read and write. Now, I want to because it’s easy. I can see better and do everything better. I am reading chapter books and writing lots of sentences. I wrote 10 sentences in my journal all by myself! I like to look at books for fun on my own. - Jack Watching a child learn to read and [...]
Hudson started a new school in the fall of 2019 as a 2nd grade. We had previously thought that he was just late at learning how to read and that he just needed additional help. We knew he was smart but also started to notice that certain homework tasks were incredibly difficult for him and would result in hours of work through tears and frustration. After consultation and testing at his school, it was advised to us to have his [...]
When I first arranged an appointment at Hellerstein & Brenner, it was already 5 months after my brain injury occurred. In January, a ski lift chair had hit me from behind and knocked me down backwards. My head hurt, but I wore a helmet and the pain diminished. I was able to ski the rest of the day. A month later, I had a terrible headache that lasted for three days. When I went to the ER, the doctors discovered [...]
Just to warn you right from the beginning: This is not a happy, smiley article about how great vision therapy was for me. The end result was great, but therapy was tough, frustrating, and exhausting. And some days, it felt pointless. I was in tears after every appointment the first couple months. I didn't want to go, especially since I had to take Lyft or ask a friend to drive me. (I couldn't drive, because a bad concussion had left [...]
Joey had 3 eye muscle surgeries for esotropia (crossed-eyes), patching for amblyopia (lazy eye) and wore bifocal glasses for farsightedness. His ophthalmologist told his parents that his eyes were “fairly” straight and that Joey didn’t need any more vision treatment. Joey’s teacher referred him for vision therapy due to his struggles with reading and writing. Joey had additional vision processing and motor skills that were also interfering in his overall performance. After 6 months of vision therapy, Joey was [...]
Vision therapy has been life changing for Lindsay. After starting kindergarten, Lindsay started exhibiting signs of great anxiety. She didn’t want to go to school, she avoid visual activities and came home absolutely exhausted. Reading did not “click” as it could have and Lindsay became very frustrated. She knew she should be doing better. After starting vision therapy, Lindsay’s entire demeanor changed. Her anxiety melted away an she became a happier little girl. Her reading abilities exploded extremely quickly and [...]
“The changes I have noticed since I started vision therapy are many. First, I have much neater handwriting. Now I can tell my left from my right. My cursive is a lot better. Now, thanks to spelling letter visualization, my memory and ability to take a mind picture have improved. My eye-hand coordination is superb! Vision therapy has very much helped me.” Written by the 10 year old patient.
“At the age of 62, I suddenly found it impossible to track a softball as I was ready to catch. After 2 months of sports vision therapy, I attended the CO Rockies Fantasy Camp. As the second oldest person attending, I batted .333 and had no fielding errors. Most importantly, I had the time of my life. Thank you for making it possible!”
6 year old diagnosed with Autism. He just received his new farsighted glasses. “Before the glasses, Ethan had a difficult time looking right at us, avoiding eye contact. He is looking much more, interested in what we are doing and interacting with us… He has had horse therapy, but after receiving his glasses, he asked to get got off his horse, pointed to a tree, went up to touch it and acted like he never has seen it before… [...]
“We are extremely thankful for the referral to Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center. We are already seeing the results of her vision therapy at home, school, ballet, and piano. Her vision therapy has allowed her to participate fully in gym class, which she hasn’t done since pre-school and she is now in 2nd grade. She told me that reading is easier now and she isn’t skipping words, and she is now devouring books. We can’t keep enough books in [...]
