I have noticed less eye strain and less fatigue while working at my computer since beginning Vision Therapy. Hopefully, I will be much more motivated to pick up a good book and dive right into it. More importantly, I have enhanced my depth perception, which has been a goal of mine from the beginning of the Vision Therapy sessions.

I would definitely recommend Vision Therapy to anyone that may benefit from it. I know that aside from the many benefits it has to offer, the therapy has enabled me to pass the stringent requirements that the Air Force maintains for screening Undergraduate Pilot Candidates. I will begin flight and officer training this fall to fly the C-17 Globemaster III.

Dr. Tannen and his staff guided me in the right direction, which eliminated a major obstacle in my career path.
Thomas Kovalak, adult patient
5/15/02

For many years, we struggled with our son. We felt that he was not performing up to his academic ability in school. Personality wise, he was obstinate and hard to reach. At one point, he was even on medication, because the doctors and teachers felt he had ADHD.

In October 2001, we decided to have his eyes examined. He has 20/20 vision, so he was not in need of glasses. But after Dr. Tannen read the questionnaire that I filled out, he suggested further testing to determine if there was another kind of vision problem. We were skeptical, but went ahead with the testing. Much to our dismay and relief, a problem was detected.

Now the hard part lay ahead: getting our son to come to the twice-weekly visits for 17 weeks. Remember, I said he was obstinate and hard to reach. It was a struggle to say the least, but we persevered and he has now finished his Vision Therapy. Through these last 17 weeks, we have seen his hard shell exterior slowly melt away and a level of confidence that we had never seen before emerge. Our son has even started reading for pleasure, something he never did before.

Our son°s positive result from Vision Therapy brings to mind the TV commercial for Mastercard: "Having our son back as a confident, caring, reading individual . . . Priceless!" Would we recommend Vision Therapy to others? Absolutely!
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall, patient's parents
3/29/02

Since his Vision Therapy, there have been dramatic changes in my son's grades in school. For example, his grades for spelling went up from 50% to 95%. Also, the time he spent on spelling has been drastically reduced from half an hour to ten minutes. Emery feels much more confident when writing his stories and proud to show them off. He still needs breaks every now and then to relax his eye muscles, but he now has great control over them.

I would absolutely recommend Vision Therapy because it helps patients to function better in everyday life. Many thanks Dr. Tannen.
Melania Stephan, Emery's parent
3/20/03

Before Melissa started Vision Therapy, she had been an honor student since kindergarten. When she started 3rd grade, she was doing well at the beginning of the school year, but by the second semester, her grades started dropping to D's and F's. After several developmental vision evaluations, Melissa's problem was detected. Since she completed the Vision Therapy sessions, her grades are now back to A's and B's and she°s back on the Honor Roll. She even reads every day.

Thank you Dr. Tannen and your entire staff. You helped put a smile back on my little girl's face. I highly recommend Vision Therapy to everyone.
Olga Pacheco, Melissa's parent
12/17/02

Since Vision Therapy, we have seen improvement in Joey's reading and class work. He is more focused and less frustrated. He no longer rubs his eyes when reading. He also enjoys reading more. Joey's teacher says he now finishes all his class work. He is improving and responding much better to his home tutoring in his reading.

I would recommend Vision Therapy to others. My son found it fun. The knowledge I have acquired from the entire process has really helped me tailor his tutoring so that it is more effective, less time-consuming, and much less frustrating for both of us.
Linda Zaccaria, Joey's parent
11/25/02

We have noticed many changes since Nicky began Vision Therapy. His frustration has gone way down. He is more confident in his school work. Nick tells me he can read better, as well as see the letters and words better. He now can understand most of what he reads and comprehends the story enough to explain it to anyone, and answer the questions to the story correctly: things he couldn't do five to six months ago. He is very proud and excited, as we are for him.

Vision Therapy is definitely a sure winner. Dr. Tannen and the staff are all, without a doubt, angels from heaven! I'll thank them forever!
Karen Simpson, Nicky's parent
7/10/03

To read more Vision Therapy success stories, visit the national catalog at visiontherapystories.org.

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