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Dr. Mary Baker and Team are Dedicated to Providing Exceptional Eye Care with the Latest Technology.
Bellevue Vision Therapy: Help for vision-related learning problems
Our comprehensive eye exams include tests for visual acuity, color vision, eye muscle function, and more. We also offer retinal imaging to detect eye diseases early on.
Clear Vision Doesn’t Equal Good Vision
Just because a child sees 20/20 doesn’t mean that the eyes are working together efficiently. When eye coordination isn’t optimal, the brain receives jumbled information and the eyes have to work harder to compensate for the visual deficiencies. As a result, even very bright children can have difficulty learning in school.
Comprehensive eye and vision examinations are important for children entering school and regularly throughout their school years to ensure healthy eyes and visual skills. The vision screenings offered in schools typically detect only 5% of all vision problems.
Vision is the process of being able to interpret and use the information that is being seen. People are not just born with good vision. Good vision skills are something that everybody learns, just like they learn to walk or talk. Because everyone develops vision skills differently, no two people see exactly alike
It’s common for eye problems to develop in childhood and affect your child’s visual skills. With help from our team, we can improve your child’s vision and help their eyes function at their best. Visit us in Bellevue for a customized vision therapy program.
Clues to look for when a vision problem is suspected?
- Headaches while reading or doing close-up work
- Eyes tire quickly when reading or doing homework
- Eyes water when reading
- Head moves when reading across the page
- A finger is needed to keep place while reading
- Skips lines, words, or letters when reading
- Spends a long time doing homework that should only take a few minutes
- Closes or covers one eye for near work
- Difficulty copying from the board
- Complains of double vision
- Rubs eyes when reading
- Excessive blinking
- Holds book close to face when reading
- Reduced attention span, can only concentrate for a short amount of time
- Covers one eye by leaning on a hand
- Reverses words or letters (b for d or was for saw)
- Must re-read material several times to understand what has been read
- Avoids activities that include reading or close-up work
- Is a year or more behind in reading skills
How Are Vision-Related Learning Problems Diagnosed?
Comprehensive Eye Exams
At Overlake Family Vision, our eye exams test for sharpness in vision as well as eye health. We check eye coordination and eye movement skills. Deficiencies in these areas can cause vision-related learning problems. The earlier the vision problem is detected, the less the child may struggle in school and the better the outcome can be.
How Successful Is Vision Therapy?
Vision therapy has been very effective on certain vision conditions. It can help people see more clearly and comfortably with less effort. Improvement depends greatly on the motivation and the maturity level of the patient.
WE'RE HERE TO IMPROVE VISUAL SKILLS
While vision therapy can benefit children, anyone at any age can improve their visual skills. We're here to create a therapy plan tailored to you or your child's unique needs. Visit us in Bellevue and we can help determine if vision therapy is right for you or your little one.
How Does the Vision Therapy Program Work?
Our vision therapy program is tailored for each individual patient. Treatment may include the use of prisms, lenses, filters, and special instrumentation to improve specific visual skills. Patients receive a customized computer program to guide them through their home therapy assignments. The programs come with colored 3D glasses and focusing lenses. Following the home assignments, the patient comes into our office for a weekly 45-minute vision therapy session. During these sessions, we have patients practice the new skills so that they will be retained after the end of the program.
We have fun in vision therapy and play games to improve vision skills. We do not work on reading skills. When vision skills improve, reading skills also improve for most patients. With practice, the child can spend less effort concentrating on the act of reading and can pay more attention to what is read. Reading can become more enjoyable and grades start to come up. When the grades and reading skills improve, so can the relationships with family, friends, and teachers. More good news is that the results of vision therapy usually last a lifetime so it is an extremely worthwhile investment!
Comprehensive Expert Solutions
See what our vision therapy program may look like! Remember, every program is completely tailored to your unique vision therapy needs.
Our Location
Complimentary Parking Behind Building
Through the lights, take your first right onto 152nd Pl NE to access our parking lot. There is complimentary parking in the lot behind our building.