Set Your Child’s
Vision up for the Future
Welcome to Rising Star Optometry! We offer industry-leading vision therapy programs individualized to our unique patients. Both our Bay Area locations offer learning-related vision therapy programs for our littlest patients. It’s worth a longer trip to strengthen your child’s vision, but we understand how inconvenient it can be, so we proudly offer Telehealth appointments. After your child’s initial in-person visit, you can meet with your optometrist no matter where you are using our Telehealth services.
There is no denying that our world is moving at an incredible pace. Every day there is something new to do and see, making life extremely exciting.
If your child is struggling with a vision problem, they may find it difficult to read for any significant amount of time or they may avoid reading altogether. Eye-hand activities such as catching a ball may also be difficult or resisted. Many learning problems are vision problems, your child’s eyes will need to be examined, corrected, and trained to help make the most of their sight
Please, book an appointment with our team today and see if our vision therapy solutions are the right choice for your child and their eyes.
The questionnaire below is specifically designed for us to get a better idea of your child’s functional vision. Vision problems can present daily challenges and impact self-confidence. Please answer the questions as best you can and consult with your child’s teacher where relevant. At the end of the questionnaire, you may be provided with a recommendation for vision therapy if it seems like your child will benefit from this service.
What is Learning-Related Vision Therapy?
Vision therapy is a program of prescribed eye exercises designed to address various visual skills problems that interfere with one’s ability to read and learn. Symptoms and signs can include:
- Frequent re-reading or skipping of words or lines
- Distractibility or resistance to reading
- Fatigue and tired eyes with reading
- Words that blur or move on the page
- Double vision or ghosted/shadowed vision
- Poor reading comprehension
- Letter reversals and left-right confusion
- Difficulty concentrating or short attention spans
- Tendency to get close to screens or books
- Closing or covering an eye when reading or viewing a screen/TV
- Squinting
Rising Star Optometry also has therapy programs designed to help manage symptoms and improve vision for those who suffer from amblyopia, nystagmus, and certain types of strabismus.
What Happens During a Session?
Vision therapy sessions are designed to match your needs, so the program is customized for each patient. The majority of visual skills problems can be resolved in as few as three months of vision therapy, while others may need to perform their exercises for months or even a year. Before starting vision therapy, you will undergo an initial assessment that includes a visual efficiency evaluation. This evaluation will help look for deficiencies in visual clarity (refractive errors), eye tracking and reading eye movements, eye teaming and coordination, fusion skills, near focusing, depth perception, and visual motor integration. A report will be given that summarizes the relevant diagnoses and our treatment plan.
Once your visual needs are determined, we will teach you the various exercises to be practiced at home. Weekly 45-minute follow-ups (via telehealth or in-office) will be necessary to monitor progress, ensure proper exercise technique, add new exercises and make adjustments to the home program, and ensure efficacy, accountability, and ultimately success. These exercises will may include:
- Customized vision training software
- Eye movement activities
- Eye focusing, flexibility, strengthening exercises
- Therapeutic lenses, prisms and filters
- Computerized vision games and exercises
- Free space tracking, and convergence/divergence exercises
- Exercises that promote improved eye-hand coordination, balance, gaze stability, depth perception, and visual motor integration
Book Your Appointment Today
If you’re struggling with a vision problem, there is a possibility that vision therapy might be the right choice for you. Please, book an appointment with us today and let us help you unlock your vision’s potential!
Vision Therapy Success Stories
Ariel was a kindergartner who started to exhibit amblyopia symptoms that affected her quality of life at school and at home. After 3 months of vision therapy for her symptoms, our team improved her vision to normal levels: 20/20 in the left eye and 20/25 in the right eye, alongside improved visual tracking and near focusing.
Ariel Age 6
Olivia was a 3rd grader who started to experience blurry vision and words that moved on the page when reading and writing. After an examination, our team determined that her eyes had poor focusing skills, weak convergence ability, and borderline sufficient clarity of vision.
Through vision exercises and prescription eyewear, she was able to achieve 20/20 vision in both eyes!
Olivia Age 9
Jack was a 3rd grader who started to experience vision problems whenever he was reading or writing. After evaluating his eyes and vision, our team discovered he had poor control of his eye movements necessary for reading. After 10 weeks in home-based vision training, he achieved the reading efficiency of an 8th grader, reading nearly 200 words per minute!
Jack Age 8
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San Rafael
You can find our practice in the Wellness Center on the upper level of the Montecito Plaza Shopping Center. Parking is plentiful and there are many great shopping and eating options for before or after your visit, including Trader Joes and Whole Foods across the street.
Contact Information
- Phone: 415-459-2020
- Email: [email protected]
Address
361 Third Street, Suite C, Montecito Plaza Wellness CenterSan Rafael, CA 94901
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San Francisco
Our San Francisco location can be found in the same building as Melody Cafe and Kidspace. All day street and metered parking is available and there is a Safeway nearby.
Contact Information
- Phone: 415-459-2020
- Email: [email protected]
Address
3401 Mission StreetSan Francisco, CA 94110
Our Hours
Our San Francisco location can be found in the same building as Melody Cafe and Kidspace. All day street and metered parking is available and there is a Safeway nearby.
Contact Information
- Phone: 415-459-2020
- Email: [email protected]
Address
3401 Mission StreetSan Francisco, CA 94110
Our Hours
You can find our practice in the Wellness Center on the upper level of the Montecito Plaza Shopping Center. Parking is plentiful and there are many great shopping and eating options for before or after your visit, including Trader Joes and Whole Foods across the street.
Contact Information
- Phone: 415-459-2020
- Email: [email protected]
Address
361 Third Street, Suite C, Montecito Plaza Wellness CenterSan Rafael, CA 94901
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- 361 Third Street, Suite C, Montecito Plaza Wellness Center
- San Rafael, CA 94901
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P: 415-459-2020
[email protected]