CJ's Vision Therapy
Another journey begins! We took CJ for his first vision therapy visit yesterday. We were all quite excited with anticipation. When we arrived, everyone made us feel welcome. CJ was eager to get started.
When we first began, they went over all his "homework" with us and showed us how to do each exercise. He was able to do all the exercises, although some were easier for him than others. It was strange to watch him go through the exercises and not be able to complete them. One specifically he had trouble with was being about to follow the end of a stick without moving his head. You could see his eye jumping as they tried to keep up with the end of the stick. Smooth movements is what we are moving towards. His eyes would get so tired at times they would just stop. He'd blink and re-focus on the stick.
He did several series of exercises, each lasting 2-3 minutes. He seemed to like the ones where he either got to wear his "Pirate Patch" or his cool 3-D glasses. Each exercise works on a different area of the eye. They are all necessary functions in order to get his eyes to move correctly and see what they should be seeing.
I'm going to input an entry after each visit to follow his progress.
Best take aways from this visit?
1. CJ told us his right eye was dirty to look through and his left eye was clear to see through.
2. On the way home, we received a gospel lesson from him as he explained about God/Jesus and Heaven. He told us, "When I get to Heaven, I won't have dyslexia." Fighting back the tears, I simply said, "That's right son."
When we first began, they went over all his "homework" with us and showed us how to do each exercise. He was able to do all the exercises, although some were easier for him than others. It was strange to watch him go through the exercises and not be able to complete them. One specifically he had trouble with was being about to follow the end of a stick without moving his head. You could see his eye jumping as they tried to keep up with the end of the stick. Smooth movements is what we are moving towards. His eyes would get so tired at times they would just stop. He'd blink and re-focus on the stick.
He did several series of exercises, each lasting 2-3 minutes. He seemed to like the ones where he either got to wear his "Pirate Patch" or his cool 3-D glasses. Each exercise works on a different area of the eye. They are all necessary functions in order to get his eyes to move correctly and see what they should be seeing.
I'm going to input an entry after each visit to follow his progress.
Best take aways from this visit?
1. CJ told us his right eye was dirty to look through and his left eye was clear to see through.
2. On the way home, we received a gospel lesson from him as he explained about God/Jesus and Heaven. He told us, "When I get to Heaven, I won't have dyslexia." Fighting back the tears, I simply said, "That's right son."
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