Posts by Melissa

For over four years, I have been passionately learning everything possible about vision therapy and strabismus. With each new person that I meet, book that I read or exercise that I try, I am filled...

You've been waiting for the appointment with the pediatric ophthalmologist to discuss your strabismus surgery for days or weeks with nervous anticipation. But when the surgeon walks in the door,...

Strabismus (eye turn) and amblyopia (lazy eye) are eye conditions that occur in approximately 3-5% of the population, affecting millions of people all over the world. As an adult with both...

Strabismus (eye turn) and amblyopia (lazy eye) are extremely common conditions occurring in 3-5% of the world's population. Having these conditions can be challenging both physically and...

I was surprised to find this book four years after entering the vision therapy world. Written by Pilar Vergara, an optometrist from Spain who has 25 years of experience in the developmental optometry...

Strabismus, also called crossed eyes or lazy eye, is when your eyes don't point in the same direction. Vision therapy is a treatment that can help with this, but it can have some very annoying side...