Success Stories From Adults:

"Until recently, I could only view the world using the information from one eye at a time. I had absolutely no depth perception. My view of the world was a narrow 2D picture.

After 4 months of vision therapy, I had a major break through I saw the world in 3D for the first time in my life. At first, I could not understand what I was seeing. It had to be explained to me, that there is space between everything. And all of a sudden, everything started popping out at me. It stunned me how different everything looked. I was feeling things with my eyes for the fist time. I could tell the thickness, texture, and shape of things just by looking at them. For the first time ever, there was depth to a room and everything was in its own place. The lights seemed brighter, but no longer bothered my eyes. And colors were much more striking especially red and pink. It was such an incredibly amazing experience that I cried tears of joy.

I feel as though I have just joined the world, instead of looking at a flat world, I am now looking into a new and exciting one! I used to feel like I was invisible because I was only observing the world and not truly experiencing it. It’s easier to talk to people now because I can connect with them by understanding and seeing what they have all along. I feel so thankful for my new 3D world! Vision therapy has truly given me a whole new perspective on life!!"

Angela

"I started vision therapy in February 2002. At that time I was wearing my glasses most of the time. And that was after Lasik surgery! I went to Dr. Eskew for contact lenses. After examining my eyes, Dr. Eskew thought I was a good candidate for vision therapy. I was a little skeptical at first. I soon came to trust Rachel, my motivating vision therapist. Rachel thoroughly explained the theory behind the exercises I was doing. It all made sense when I started to see progress in my vision. Now, it’s November 2002, and I only wear glasses to drive and see a movie at the theater. Thanks a million Rachel and Dr. Eskew!"

Christine

"Before I began vision therapy, I hand no idea it even existed. All I knew was that I hated school, was a poor reader, had terrible rhythm, often got head aches at work, wasn’t very good at sports. When Dr. Lewis first examined my eyes, I felt like for the first time in my life I had an answer to why I’d struggled thought so many things throughout my life. In the past, I had sensed that something was wrong, but what? Now I knew that there was a problem, and it could be “fixed”. I was ready to work through this problem, because in my heart I knew that my life would become easier to live.

To go back and recap all that has happened would be difficult to do because so much has changed. Most of the changes have been subtle although a few have been more obvious.

I believe the biggest change that happened was on the inside. I’m much more confident in everything I do simply because I can now actually see what I’m doing! I had the eye movements of a five year old and my reading comprehension was around the sixth grade level. Now, for a twenty-four year old guy, that wasn’t what I really wanted to hear. I had very little control of my eyes. When reading, my eyes were very erratic and jerky, jumping all over the page. Having now been through the therapy, my eyes move smoothly and are controlled. And I also comprehend what I’m reading!

Other changes that took place are that I now am able to keep rhythm whereas before I didn’t have rhythm. My handwriting is now much smoother and neater and more controlled. I am able to see fast moving things with little effort (this is especially true in playing most sports). I can now glimpse something and still “see” it in my mind’s eye. My ability to do math has improved dramatically. Over all, I’m much more relaxed simply by the fact that my eyes are working much more efficiently.

For me, vision therapy was not just an easy walk in the park. It was difficult, time consuming, and even frustrating at times. For five months, I spent a good hour or more a day doing the exercises for that week. I poured my whole self into this because I was the only one who could determine what the outcome of the process would be. I was told from the beginning that I would get out of vision therapy only what I was willing to put into it. This wasn’t a magical potion that would suddenly transform my eyes; I would have to work hard. And I did work hard. And now I do have eyes that work the way they were created to work.

In the end, if I could go back to change anything, I would change my age. If I had been able to go through vision therapy at a much younger age, my life would have been much easier. I would have enjoyed school, played better in sports, read many more books, and would’ve had more confidence in learning new things. But I am truly grateful that I went through this life changing process."

Stephen