The Vision Therapy Center FDL, LLC

The Vision Therapy Center FDL, LLC Doctors specializing in developmental optometry dedicated to helping children and adults suffering from functional vision problems.

When baseball became more demanding, your child may have started striking out or missing catches. Over time, frustration...
03/12/2026

When baseball became more demanding, your child may have started striking out or missing catches. Over time, frustration replaced fun. This may be caused by a functional vision problem.

Functional vision is how your entire visual system, the eyes, the brain and the visual pathways, work together to help you interact with your environment. Functional vision includes the following visual skill areas: eye teaming, eye focusing and eye movement.

Vision struggles often show up first when the game speeds up.

Some kids thrive in early baseball when the game moves slowly. But when pitches speed up and timing matters, struggles c...
03/11/2026

Some kids thrive in early baseball when the game moves slowly. But when pitches speed up and timing matters, struggles can appear. This may be caused by a functional vision problem.

Functional vision is how your entire visual system, the eyes, the brain and the visual pathways, work together to help you interact with your environment. Functional vision includes the following visual skill areas: eye teaming, eye focusing, and eye movement.

Without strong visual skills, keeping up with faster play can feel impossible.

T-ball was a blast. Coach pitch went fine. But once the ball started moving faster, something changed. If your child sud...
03/10/2026

T-ball was a blast. Coach pitch went fine. But once the ball started moving faster, something changed. If your child suddenly stopped enjoying baseball as the game became more competitive, vision may be part of the reason. This may be caused by a functional vision problem.

Functional vision is how your entire visual system, the eyes, the brain and the visual pathways, work together to help you interact with your environment. Functional vision includes the following visual skill areas: eye teaming, eye focusing and eye movement.

When these skills are weak, hitting and catching a fast-moving ball becomes extremely difficult.

If routines, tutoring and encouragement have not improved your child’s grades, the issue may not be effort at all. Somet...
03/09/2026

If routines, tutoring and encouragement have not improved your child’s grades, the issue may not be effort at all. Something else could be getting in the way. This may be caused by a functional vision problem.

Functional vision is how your entire visual system, the eyes, the brain and the visual pathways, work together to help you interact with your environment. Functional vision includes the following visual skill areas: eye teaming, eye focusing and eye movement.

Strengthening these skills can remove barriers that make school unnecessarily difficult.

Your child is putting in the effort this school year, but nothing seems to move the needle. Sometimes the problem is not...
03/05/2026

Your child is putting in the effort this school year, but nothing seems to move the needle. Sometimes the problem is not effort at all. This may be caused by a functional vision problem.

Functional vision is how your entire visual system, the eyes, the brain and the visual pathways, work together to help you interact with your environment. Functional vision includes the following visual skill areas: eye teaming, eye focusing and eye movement.

If these skills are not working efficiently, school becomes an exhausting uphill climb.

If your child is falling behind in spelling, don’t assume it’s just carelessness or lack of effort. The real cause may b...
03/04/2026

If your child is falling behind in spelling, don’t assume it’s just carelessness or lack of effort. The real cause may be functional vision: how the eyes and brain work together to process and recall what we see.

When this system is weak, words blur, letters get reversed, and memory doesn’t stick. The result? Ongoing spelling mistakes and frustration.

The first step to finding answers is a Functional Vision Exam.

Does your child practice sight words over and over, only to forget them by test day? The culprit may be functional visio...
03/03/2026

Does your child practice sight words over and over, only to forget them by test day?

The culprit may be functional vision. Functional vision is the teamwork between the eyes and brain that helps us process, recall, and reproduce what we see. If this system isn’t strong, remembering the correct spelling of words becomes nearly impossible.

A Functional Vision Exam can uncover these hidden problems and open the door to solutions.

The school year is well underway and most kids have settled into their routines. But if your child is still frustrated b...
03/02/2026

The school year is well underway and most kids have settled into their routines. But if your child is still frustrated by reading, homework or staying focused, something deeper may be going on. This may be caused by a functional vision problem.

Functional vision is how your entire visual system, the eyes, the brain and the visual pathways, work together to help you interact with your environment. Functional vision includes the following visual skill areas: eye teaming, eye focusing and eye movement.

A Functional Vision Exam can uncover challenges that might be holding your child back this semester.

If your child is mentally drained after even short homework sessions, it could be more than normal fatigue. This may be ...
02/26/2026

If your child is mentally drained after even short homework sessions, it could be more than normal fatigue. This may be caused by a functional vision problem.

Functional vision is how your entire visual system, the eyes, the brain and the visual pathways, work together to help you interact with your environment. Functional vision includes the following visual skill areas: eye teaming, eye focusing and eye movement.

Poor efficiency in these areas forces children to use extra energy to read and learn, leaving them exhausted.

If your child is bright but slow to complete schoolwork, parents often assume it is a motivation issue. But slow process...
02/25/2026

If your child is bright but slow to complete schoolwork, parents often assume it is a motivation issue. But slow processing during reading or writing can signal something entirely different. This may be caused by a functional vision problem.

Functional vision is how your entire visual system, the eyes, the brain and the visual pathways, work together to help you interact with your environment. Functional vision includes the following visual skill areas: eye teaming, eye focusing and eye movement.

Kids with functional vision problems often work much harder than their peers just to stay afloat.

If your child still loses focus easily even after months of adjusting to school routines, there may be more going on tha...
02/24/2026

If your child still loses focus easily even after months of adjusting to school routines, there may be more going on than distraction. This may be caused by a functional vision problem.

Functional vision is how your entire visual system, the eyes, the brain and the visual pathways, work together to help you interact with your environment. Functional vision includes the following visual skill areas: eye teaming, eye focusing and eye movement.

Weaknesses in these skills can make it hard to stay engaged, especially during reading and homework.

When a child continues to struggle despite support from teachers and parents, the cause is often something unseen. This ...
02/23/2026

When a child continues to struggle despite support from teachers and parents, the cause is often something unseen. This may be caused by a functional vision problem.

Functional vision is how your entire visual system, the eyes, the brain and the visual pathways, work together to help you interact with your environment. Functional vision includes the following visual skill areas: eye teaming, eye focusing and eye movement.

A Functional Vision Exam can reveal issues that make learning more difficult than it needs to be.

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