smuga@mtuxo.UUCP (j.smuga) (07/06/85)
Thanks to everyone who responded to my query about vision therapy. This is a brief review of the responses: -the only negative response also came from the only eye care professional to answer, who warned that there are no experimental data to support the theory behind the exercises and suggested that the problem may be perceptual rather than motor -four people wrote that exercises had been of great benefit either to themselves or to a close relative -two people suggested that my daughter's problem may be dyslexia (is there a reading disorder that does not come under the broad canopy of dyslexia?) Both were in favor of the therapy -one person had surgery to correct a convergence problem, and still had to wear glasses -NO ONE who had experience with vision therapy had a word to say against it. We have decided to go ahead with therapy for Claire. She has a well-defined problem, and I know of no other way to help her. The glasses alone do not do the trick. Although it has been suggested that her problem might improve as she matures, I am not willing to wait; in a few months she will be placed in a situation where reading will be a very valuable skill - first grade - and her disability could cause a great deal of frustration. Her therapy begins next week and will continue for twelve weeks. I will post to the net at the end of that time or as soon as I see a change. -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Janet Smuga I've had a great many troubles in my time, mtuxo!smuga and most of them never happened. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -