Academy of Vision Development, PLLC

Academy of Vision Development, PLLC Dr. Martin, a Behavioral Optometrist, specializes in Vision Therapy to help each unique patient attain their personal goals for improved visual function.

Behavioral Optometric Vision Therapy

✨ As We Head Into a New Year… ✨As the year comes to a close, many parents are thinking: • “I hope next year is easier fo...
12/31/2025

✨ As We Head Into a New Year… ✨

As the year comes to a close, many parents are thinking:
• “I hope next year is easier for my child.”
• “Something still feels off with reading or school.”
• “I just want them to feel more confident.”

At Academy of Vision Development, we see a new year as a chance for a fresh start.
Vision therapy is a form of neuro-rehabilitation through the visual system—helping the eyes and brain learn to work better together.

When vision works more efficiently, kids often experience:
• Less frustration with reading and homework
• Better focus and coordination
• Growing confidence—at school and beyond

If 2025 left you with questions, maybe 2026 can bring answers.
We’d be honored to help your family start the new year with clarity and hope.

🎆 Wishing you a happy, healthy New Year from all of us at Academy of Vision Development.

It’s not laziness, it could be vision!Parents often tell us things like:• “They can’t focus no matter how hard we try.”•...
12/30/2025

It’s not laziness, it could be vision!

Parents often tell us things like:

• “They can’t focus no matter how hard we try.”
• “They avoid reading or struggle to finish assignments.”
• “I worry they’re falling behind socially or academically.”
• “Homework takes forever, and they get frustrated.”

At the Academy of Vision Development, we use vision therapy as neuro-rehabilitation, training the eyes and brain to work together. This improves focus, reading, coordination, and confidence—so kids can thrive at school and in life.

📞 Call us today at 616-485-9804 or visit www.academyofvisiondevelopment.com

For over two years, this teen lived with daily headaches and dizziness after a concussion.She tried rest.She tried physi...
12/29/2025

For over two years, this teen lived with daily headaches and dizziness after a concussion.

She tried rest.
She tried physical therapy.
She tried “pushing through.”

Nothing worked.

School became impossible. She only attended 8 weeks of one whole school year, her symptoms were so bad. Reading caused headaches. Busy environments felt overwhelming.

When her family learned about Oculomotor Multisensory Stimulation Therapy (OMST) and Vision Therapy, everything changed.

OMST focuses on how the brain processes information from the eyes, ears and balance system, — areas often disrupted and dysregulated after a concussion. OMST brings those neuro-systems back into balance to relieve headaches, dizziness, nausea, and emotional dysregulation.

As therapy progressed, her symptoms began to ease.
Her balance improved.
Her headaches faded.
Her confidence returned.

✨ Today, she’s back in school, learning comfortably, and enjoying life again.

Concussion recovery requires looking beyond rest and time — and addressing how the brain, visual system and body are truly functioning.

Call today to see how you can get your life back after concussion! 616 485-9804

🧠❄️ A helmet protects the skull bones.It doesn’t always protect the brain. ❄️🧠After a concussion, many people struggle w...
12/22/2025

🧠❄️ A helmet protects the skull bones.
It doesn’t always protect the brain. ❄️🧠

After a concussion, many people struggle with:
• Headaches
• Dizziness
• Light sensitivity
• Trouble focusing
• Feeling “off” long after the fall

That’s because concussions often affect how the brain and visual system work together.

At Academy of Vision Development, we use vision-based concussion therapy to help support recovery — improving visual processing, balance, and comfort as the brain heals.

If recovery feels slower than expected, it may be time to look deeper.

Another Vision Therapy related Christmas gift idea:The game Perfection is a classic! It's beneficial because it targets...
12/12/2025

Another Vision Therapy related Christmas gift idea:

The game Perfection is a classic! It's beneficial because it targets several key visual skills, including visual motor skills, spatial awareness, fine motor skills, and processing speed. It's fast paced, inexpensive and a game loved by the whole family. Just don't lose the small pieces!!

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEA!The game Q-bitz helps develop crucial visual perceptual and motor skills that are important for ever...
12/09/2025

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEA!

The game Q-bitz helps develop crucial visual perceptual and motor skills that are important for everyday tasks like reading and handwriting. It's excellent to reinforce form constancy and visual memory. Again, a great game for the whole family.

🌿💡 Severe migraines can take over your life.Missed work… canceled plans… constant worry about the next one hitting.Many ...
12/01/2025

🌿💡 Severe migraines can take over your life.
Missed work… canceled plans… constant worry about the next one hitting.

Many of our patients have tried:
💊 multiple medications
🧪 injections
⚡ neurologic treatments
😴 lifestyle changes
…with little or only temporary relief.

Then they found OMST —
a therapy that focuses on the visual and neurological systems that often play a hidden role in migraines.

And the results? 💥
Patients who had suffered for years are now experiencing:

✅ fewer migraine episodes
✅ reduced intensity
✅ improved visual comfort
✅ better daily functioning
✅ more energy and confidence

No drugs.
No surgery.
Just a science-based therapy that helps the brain and visual system work together more efficiently.

🌟 When everything else hasn’t worked… this can.

At Academy of Vision Development, we’ve seen real improvements in people of all ages through our individualized OMST programs — and it’s one of the reasons we are so passionate about what we do.

If migraines are controlling your life, there may be another option.

📞 Call us today at 616-485-9804 or visit www.academyofvisiondevelopment.com

🌟 Amblyopia (Lazy Eye): More Common — and More Treatable — Than You Think! Did you know that amblyopia affects 1 in 20 c...
11/14/2025

🌟 Amblyopia (Lazy Eye): More Common — and More Treatable — Than You Think!

Did you know that amblyopia affects 1 in 20 children?
It isn’t just an “eye problem”… it’s a brain-eye connection problem. That’s why many kids struggle with reading, sports, or depth perception — even if the eye looks normal.

At Academy of Vision Development, we specialize in non-surgical treatment for amblyopia through evidence-based vision therapy.

👀 Amblyopia signs to watch for:
• One eye that “works harder” than the other
• Trouble with reading or focusing
• Head tilting
• Poor depth perception
• Clumsiness or avoiding close work

💡 Here’s the good news:
Amblyopia can be improved at ANY age — not just in early childhood.
With our individualized vision therapy programs, we help strengthen the brain-eye connection so both eyes can work together properly.

No surgery.
No waiting to “grow out of it.”
Just real, lasting improvement. 🙌

📞 Call us today at 616-485-9804 or visit www.academyofvisiondevelopment.com

👀 Before & After Vision Therapy 📚Does your child read well but still struggle to understand what they just read?It might...
11/12/2025

👀 Before & After Vision Therapy 📚
Does your child read well but still struggle to understand what they just read?
It might not be effort — it could be their visual system working overtime.

At Academy of Vision Development, we help kids (and adults!) strengthen how their eyes and brain work together — improving focus, reading fluency, and comprehension.

✨ We’ve seen amazing transformations — from frustration to confidence — one session at a time.

📞 Call us today at 616-485-9804 or visit www.academyofvisiondevelopment.com to experience a truly comprehensive eye exam!

📚 Is your child bright but still struggles with reading or comprehension?Sometimes, reading challenges aren’t caused by ...
11/10/2025

📚 Is your child bright but still struggles with reading or comprehension?

Sometimes, reading challenges aren’t caused by a lack of effort — they can be the result of how the eyes and brain work together. Vision is more than just seeing clearly — it’s about tracking words across a page, focusing at different distances, and keeping both eyes working as a team.

👁️ Vision Therapy is a customized, research-backed program that helps strengthen the visual skills needed for reading, attention, and learning. Through guided exercises and advanced technology, students can improve:
✅ Eye tracking and focus
✅ Visual attention and memory
✅ Reading fluency and comprehension

At the Academy of Vision Development, we’ve seen so many students gain confidence, enjoy reading again, and finally reach their full potential — all by improving the visual foundation for learning.

✨ Because when the eyes and brain work together, learning becomes clearer.

📞 Call us today at 616-485-9804 or visit www.academyofvisiondevelopment.com to experience a truly comprehensive eye exam!

🏅 Unlock Your Athletic Edge with Sports Vision Therapy!At Academy of Vision Development, we know that being an athlete i...
11/03/2025

🏅 Unlock Your Athletic Edge with Sports Vision Therapy!

At Academy of Vision Development, we know that being an athlete isn’t just about strength or speed — it’s about how your brain processes what you see.

Sports Vision Therapy helps athletes sharpen the skills that make champions:
⚡ Faster reaction time
🎯 Improved hand-eye coordination
🧠 Enhanced visual processing and perception
⚽️ Sharper focus and tracking under pressure

Even elite athletes can train their visual system to perform at a higher level — and that can make all the difference on the field, court, or track.

Whether your athlete is recovering from an injury or striving for a competitive edge, our individualized programs help train the brain and eyes to work in sync.

Because when your vision performs better — you perform better.

616-485-9804
AcademyofVisionDevelopment.com

🔍 If you’ve been holding your phone farther and farther away just to read it…You don’t need longer arms — you need an ey...
10/31/2025

🔍 If you’ve been holding your phone farther and farther away just to read it…

You don’t need longer arms — you need an eye exam! 😄

Come see us and we’ll bring everything back into focus.
616 485-9804

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6617 Crossings Drive SE, Suite 102
Grand Rapids, MI
49508

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 1pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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+16165417080

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Behavioral Optometric Vision Therapy

Academy of Vision Development is joyfully committed to helping patients reach their full potential and improve their quality of life!

We offer individualized Vision Therapy Programs to help each unique patient improve their visual efficiency and eye coordination, regardless of age or previous eye muscle surgeries.

AVD Vision Therapy is a holistic therapy that integrates Vision with other neuro-sensory systems including: auditory, vestibular, proprioception, gross and fine motor. We utilize the latest Vision Therapy research and technology, integrating retained primitive reflexes and incorporating real life-skills and patient goals for treatment of Vision Related Learning Problems, Concussions, Motion Sickness, Headaches, Strabismus and Amblyopia.