About our Clinic The Center for Vision Development is a visionary practice founded by Dr. Denise Smith in 2004 that is dedicated to the specialties of developmental, behavioral, pediatric, and neuro-optometry. We offer an unparalleled approach to vision development, learning disabilities, strabismus and amblyopia, attention deficit disorders, pediatric eye care, and traumatic brain injury. We… Read more »
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How To Pay For Vision Therapy When Insurance Will Not?
Finding out that your health insurance plan will not cover or pay for vision therapy can be an extremely disappointing experience, especially if you or your ophthalmologist strongly feel that the therapy would benefit your overall eye health. Worry not, however, as there are other ways that you can pay for vision therapy when… Read more »
Can Playing Video Games Cure Your Lazy Eye?
Most video game enthusiasts would probably be shocked to know that recent studies suggest that playing video games can actually help to correct a lazy eye condition in adults. Further research is needed to draw more conclusive results on the subject, however, at the moment there has been a significant and positive correlation between improved… Read more »
Eye and Vision Problems in Kids
Eye care is something not all of us tend to think about, but it can be one of the most important aspects of health, especially of a child’s health. However, despite the difficulty and confusion of eye and vision problems, Austin Vision Therapy Center can shed light on some of these problems, and can help… Read more »
15 Things About Lazy Eye in Children that Surprise Parents
Austin Eye Care Shares Surprising Information about Your Child’s Lazy Eye Austin Eye Care knows that if you understand more about amblyopia (lazy eye), you’ll be better equipped to help your child in the best way possible. Here are 15 facts you need to know: 1. The brain sends visual signals to the eyes. If… Read more »
3 Eye Exercises For Amblyopia
Has your child recently been diagnosed with Amblyopia or what’s known as “lazy eye”? In case you are not familiar with the symptoms, they include head tilting, fumbling when picking up objects, and one eye crossing at times. If your child is struggling with vision problems and you aren’t sure about the next step,… Read more »
Austin Vision Center Provides a Simple Question to Ask Children Who Struggle with Reading
Scholastic success requires the ability to read and comprehend. However, for many children practice is not enough to learn how to read and frustration follows. The Austin Vision Center suggests that an important question to ask children who struggle is: “Do the words seem to come apart or separate when you look at them on… Read more »
10 Things about Lazy Eye in Children That Surprise Parents
Many parents who take their children to an Austin vision center develop a sense of concern when they first hear that their child has a lazy eye. This can lead them to research, checking out books at the library and scouring the internet. While there are plenty of great resources for information about pediatric eye… Read more »
How Do I Know If My Child Needs Vision Therapy at an Austin Vision Center?
One of the most common questions asked at an Austin vision center is whether or not a child needs vision therapy. Of course, vision therapy is individualized and each plan will be tailored to a child’s specific vision problem or problems, but there are some symptoms, both conspicuous and subtle, that parents can detect on… Read more »
Austin Vision Center Discusses the Importance of Learning Cursive
In a time when much of our communication is done with keyboards or using our thumbs to send messages on smartphones, the skill of handwriting is being diminished. In fact, many schools no longer require students to use cursive, viewing it as outdated in the midst of our technological world. However, the experts at your… Read more »
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