I just received this great letter in the mail.  Andrianna recently completed my Vision Therapy program.  

Dear Dr. Kushner,

Andrianna was diagnosed with a "lazy eye" when she was in KIndergarten.  She was fitted for glasses that she needed to wear for all reading and pencil/paper tasks.  Every year we would come in for an eye examination and she would hope that she did not have to wear her glasses anymore.  In 3rd grade, reading and math became very difficult for her.  My husband and I struggled to get her to read even for a 10 minute period.  We got her a math tutor because her math skills were declining.  By the 4th grade, it was evident that Andrianna needed  more than just her eye glasses to improve her vision.  It was recommended that she begin with Vision Therapy as the work load at school became more demanding and her eyes  were not improving with the glasses.  We worked dilegently on her eye exercises every week for a 10 week period.  Soon, it was easy for my husband and I to tell that reading was becoming easier for her.  We no longer had to answer her many questions of "Can I be done yet?", "How much longer?", or "How many pages do I have to read?".  She was reading independently for 20-30 minutes!  At the end of 10 weeks, Andrianna's eyes were working together and she no longer struggled with reading.  Even her math has improved.

 I can not begin to tell you how grateful we are that we had Dr. Kushner to understand what was happening and help Andrianna to become confident in her reading and math skills.  I highly recommend Dr. Kushner's Vision Therapy program to anyone who is struggling with reading and vision.

 

Thank you so much for such a wonderful letter.  And Andrianna, You go Girl!!!

"Vision Therapy has dramatically changed E’s life and my family’s as well. E’s whole attitude has changed. She’s not frustrated, angry. She love’s school and her confidence level has gone up so much. I honestly would never have imagined we would be where we are today. I could go on and on. No more headaches, stomach aches. At this point I just wish I could get the word out to others. Thank you for everything."

"When we began Vision Therapy my son, age 9, was not able to complete written work independently. He was also uninterested in reading for any length of time. He would complain whenever he had work to complete. As he progressed he started working independently, reading fluently and picking up thicker books to read for free time activity. He is a much happier child now and doesn’t break down when work is frustrating. His confidence has increased tremendously."

"Since J has started therapy, he has had less complaints of headaches, eye aches, eyes tearing, eyes burning. He has had less difficulty at school. He is able to complete his homework in a much more timely manner and requires less help from us. When he does need help, he is able to verbalize where he is having difficulty much easier. He has made the high honor roll in his first quarter of 6th grade. His teachers are all impressed with him and with his performance."

"Since starting Vision Therapy I think that J has improved in her ability to work with letters and greatly improved in her reading. I think the Vision Therapy program has been a wonderful experience for us. After we started the initial testing on J and found she had a vision problem we thought that J was heading towards special education with a learning disability and now it looks like she will be able to avoid this label. J did repeat 1st grade and maybe if we found this problem sooner she would never have needed to repeat the grade."