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

🔍 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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10/29/2025

Surprise coming soon!!!

When’s the last time your family had an eye exam?If you just squinted at that question… that might be your answer! 😆Heal...
10/22/2025

When’s the last time your family had an eye exam?

If you just squinted at that question… that might be your answer! 😆

Healthy vision helps kids learn, play, and thrive — and helps adults find their car keys faster. (You’re welcome.)

At the Academy of Vision Development, we make eye care easy, friendly, and maybe even a little fun.

Call us today to schedule an appointment!

616-485-9804

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✨ Because seeing clearly makes everything better — even Dad jokes.

👁️ Did you know there’s more to treating “lazy eye” than meets the eye?At the Academy of Vision Development, we take a d...
10/21/2025

👁️ Did you know there’s more to treating “lazy eye” than meets the eye?

At the Academy of Vision Development, we take a deeper approach to Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) — one that’s grounded in both science and experience.

Research shows that active vision therapy and behavioral optometry offer effective, long-lasting results by training the brain and both eyes to work together. Completing our customized program helps keep the positive results and equip you with the tools to maintain your gains for years to come!

🔹 Studies have shown that structured binocular vision therapy can significantly improve visual acuity and depth perception — even in older children and adults. Just patching an eye doesn’t train the eyes to WORK TOGETHER.
🔹 We don’t just strengthen the weaker eye — we strengthen the connection between the eyes and the brain.
🔹 Our customized therapy programs engage both eyes using evidence-based techniques like OMST (Oculomotor Multisensory Stimulation Therapy), hand-eye coordination exercises, vestibular and sensory integration activities.

💡 We’ve seen numerous patients — from young children to adults — improve their amblyopia by following our individualized treatment plans. Progress happens when the right tools, the right people, and consistent care come together.

Every patient’s journey is unique — but with the right care, amblyopia can improve at ANY age.

👁️ Trust your vision to experts who look beyond 20/20.

616-485-9804

✨ Success Story Spotlight! ✨At the Academy of Vision Development, we recently helped a young patient who was struggling ...
10/17/2025

✨ Success Story Spotlight! ✨

At the Academy of Vision Development, we recently helped a young patient who was struggling to read and stay focused.

After a thorough binocular vision evaluation, we discovered she had Convergence Insufficiency — a condition where the eyes don’t work together properly up close.

Through our customized OMST program, she is strengthening her eye coordination, improving her focus and developing a deeper DESIRE to read.

👏 We’re so proud of her hard work and transformation!

If your child struggles with reading, attention, or eye strain, it might not just be about focus — it could be how their eyes work together.

📞 Call us today to schedule a Binocular Vision Evaluation and see how OMST can help!

🌟 Seeing the World in a Whole New Way! 🌟Strabismus, or “crossed eyes,” can affect more than just appearance—it can impac...
10/16/2025

🌟 Seeing the World in a Whole New Way! 🌟

Strabismus, or “crossed eyes,” can affect more than just appearance—it can impact depth perception, eye coordination, and everyday activities like reading, driving or playing sports. But the good news? With the right therapy, amazing milestones are possible!

One of our hardworking and inspiring patients: He had strabismus surgery at a younger age and recently worked with us on vision therapy. At 14 years old, he finally experienced something truly life-changing—seeing in 3D for the very first time! 😲🎉 The excitement on his face said it all—it was a milestone he’ll never forget. He exclaimed, "IS THIS HOW PEOPLE SEE???"

At Academy of Vision Development, we celebrate these breakthroughs every day. Whether your child has had eye surgery or not, to get the two eyes working together properly, they need vision therapy to improve visual perception and depth perception at any age.

👁️ Want to see what is possible for your child? Contact us today and let’s explore the milestones waiting for them!

www.academyofvisiondevelopment.com

616-485-9804

👀 Trouble Focusing Up Close? Your Eyes Might Not Be Teaming Properly!Convergence insufficiency (CI) makes it hard for th...
10/14/2025

👀 Trouble Focusing Up Close? Your Eyes Might Not Be Teaming Properly!

Convergence insufficiency (CI) makes it hard for the eyes to work together when reading, doing homework, or playing sports. The tricky part? It often goes undetected in a standard eye exam.

At Academy of Vision Development, we offer specialized binocular vision exams to catch CI early. With personalized vision therapy, we can:
✨ Improve reading focus, speed and comprehension
✨ Reduce eye strain, headaches, and fatigue
✨ Strengthen your child’s eye coordination
✨ Boost concentration and learning performance
✨ Make sports less stressful and more enjoyable
✨ Prevent avoidance of near tasks or frustration with schoolwork

Don’t let a hidden vision problem hold your child back—schedule a binocular vision exam today!

www.academyofvisiondevelopment.com

616-485-9804

Every week patients using the Oculomotor Multisensory Stimulation Therapy in our office realize many different benefits...
10/14/2025

Every week patients using the Oculomotor Multisensory Stimulation Therapy in our office realize many different benefits. This was the text I received tonight from a happy mom about her 8 year old daughter who just finished Day 6 of the OMST training:

"Sadie* JUST came in from playing soccer. She's NEVER done that before!
And she was really quite good. Was NOT missing the ball!! She wants to join a soccer team now!
After dinner she went out and spent at least 40min running all around kicking the ball!! 💗🎉"

OMST helps balance the nervous system to improve many things like patient moods, emotional regulation and motor skills. Many times parents and teachers will reach out with these successes that are directly attributable to OMST.

*name changed to preserve patient anonymity

Why See a Behavioral Optometrist (with OMST) After a Concussion — Instead of just a Physical Therapist?After a concussio...
10/12/2025

Why See a Behavioral Optometrist (with OMST) After a Concussion — Instead of just a Physical Therapist?

After a concussion, it’s not only your balance or coordination that’s affected — it’s more often your eyes and brain communication system.

👁️ Over 70% of concussion patients experience visual problems such as:
👉 Difficulty focusing
👉 Blurred or double vision
👉 Light sensitivity
👉 Trouble reading or comprehending
👉 Dizziness or motion sensitivity

While a physical therapist helps with neck strength, balance, and gross motor recovery, they often don’t assess or retrain the visual system — the system that drives most of your daily activities.

That’s where we come in.
At Academy of Vision Development, we specialize in OMST (Oculomotor and Multisensory Stimulation Therapy) — a program that actively retrains how your eyes, brain, and body work together.

✨ OMST helps restore:
• Eye tracking and teaming
• Focus and depth perception
• Visual balance and coordination
• Cognitive and reading comfort

We also look at the whole person — including nutrition, supplements, and safe exercise — to help your brain heal efficiently and completely.

⚕️ In short:
A physical therapist helps you get back on your feet.
A behavioral optometrist helps your eyes, brain, and life work together again.

📞 Learn more about post-concussion vision rehabilitation and OMST therapy today.
616-485-9804

🌟 From Frustration to Freedom: One Student’s Concussion Comeback 🌟When 15-year-old Emma hit her head during a soccer gam...
10/10/2025

🌟 From Frustration to Freedom: One Student’s Concussion Comeback 🌟

When 15-year-old Emma hit her head during a soccer game, everyone said she’d “just need a little rest, it would go away with time."

But weeks turned into months… and then a year.

She still battled:
- Daily headaches
- Dizziness and motion sensitivity
- Inability to focus on reading
-Overwhelm in busy classrooms

Emma's family was at their wit's end trying to find a solution! Her pediatrician said she’d grow out of it.
Her physical therapist helped with balance — but the headaches, blurred vision, and fatigue never went away. It was constant. She couldn't sleep well, or even eat well and school was now a real challenge. 😔

Eventually, school became impossible. Emma switched to home schooling because even short days left her exhausted and in pain.

Then her family found us at Academy of Vision Development.

Using OMST (Oculomotor and Multisensory Stimulation Therapy) and individualized vision therapy, we helped retrain how Emma's eyes and brain worked together — rebuilding focus, coordination, and confidence from the inside out.

✨ Today, Emma is back in school, thriving again.
Her headaches are gone.
Her dizziness is gone.
And best of all — her confidence is back.

At AVD, we see this transformation all the time.
When visual processing is restored, life opens up again. Any therapy they complete after is improved!

If your child is struggling after a concussion — don’t give up hope.
We can help uncover the root cause and guide them back to feeling like themselves again.

💙 Learn more about OMST and post-concussion care at www.academyofvisiondevelopment.com

616-485-9804

💙 A Breakthrough Moment for One Amazing Boy with Autism 💙When Ethan first came to us, his parents were heartbroken watch...
10/09/2025

💙 A Breakthrough Moment for One Amazing Boy with Autism 💙

When Ethan first came to us, his parents were heartbroken watching him struggle every day.

He’s a bright, creative boy with so much potential — but connecting with others and keeping up in school felt impossible.

- He avoided eye contact.
- Displayed explosive behaviors and tantrums
- Reading was exhausting.
- Remembering what he’d just learned was frustrating.
- And even at home, it was hard for him to express what he felt without emotional outbursts

His parents had tried everything — therapies, tutoring, medications — with very little changes.

Then a teacher friend told them about Academy of Vision Development and our OMST and Vision Therapy programs.

Through these sessions, we helped retrain how Ethan’s eyes, brain, and body communicate — improving his ability to process information, connect with others, visualize and regulate emotions.

✨ Today, Ethan is thriving.
He’s reading with confidence.
He’s remembering what he learns.
And most beautifully — he’s engaging with his family and friends in ways they never thought possible. Tantrums, head banging, and breaking stuff at a thing of the past!

His parents say, “It’s like he’s finally able to share the world we always knew was inside him. He is better able to bounce back from frustration and doesn't melt down anymore!"

At Academy of Vision Development, we believe every child deserves the chance to connect, learn, and shine.

💙 OMST and Vision Therapy can help unlock that potential.
🌐 Learn more at www.academyofvisiondevelopment.com

✨ It’s Vision Therapist Appreciation Week! ✨This week, we’re celebrating the heart of our clinic — our amazing Vision Th...
10/08/2025

✨ It’s Vision Therapist Appreciation Week! ✨

This week, we’re celebrating the heart of our clinic — our amazing Vision Therapist- Mr. MARTIN!
He's the one cheering patients on through every challenge and every breakthrough… helping children and adults strengthen not just their eyes, but their confidence, coordination, and connection to the world around them. 🌎💫

From mastering reading skills to recovering after concussions — Mr. Martin is there every step of the way, creating moments of progress and joy.

Help me celebrate him!
Drop a comment below to share how Vision Therapy has made a difference in your life or your child’s journey. 💙

👏 Let’s show all the Vision therapists some love — they deserve it!

Address

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.