It Could Be Your Eyes
It Could Be Your Eyes
Dr. Juanita Collier, MS, OD, FCOVD
A Kid’s-Eye View of Vision Therapy
16 minutes Posted Feb 12, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
Intro
Meet Wesley – A Kid’s Perspective
What Happens During an Eye Exam?
Distance Vision & Teamwork Between the Eyes
Vision Processing & Eye-Brain Connection
When Words Look Double
How Vision Therapy Helped (Without Glasses)
Favorite Activity: Slap Tap
Most Challenging Exercise: Michigan Tracking
Reading & Math Improvements (Mad Minute Explained)
Book Recommendations – I Survived Series
Graphic Novels vs. Chapter Books
Why Some Kids Don’t Realize They See Double
Advice for Kids Starting Vision Therapy
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👀 What is vision therapy really like for a child? In this special episode, we hear directly from Wesley, an 8-year-old vision therapy graduate, who bravely shares his experience in his own words. Wesley walks us through what an eye exam feels like for a kid, what was hard for him before vision therapy, and how things changed after completing his program. This episode offers parents a rare, honest look at vision therapy from the child’s perspective—helping families understand what their ...