Vision Therapy of San Antonio

06/27/2025

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06/27/2025

Changing lives is our “why”. Read to the end for this life changing story. Dr. Deviney and the team are grateful for your trust in our care

A Life-Changing Experience at Vision Therapy of San Antonio
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I cannot express enough how grateful I am for the incredible team at Vision Therapy of San Antonio—especially Miss Melody Director of Vision Therapy Services and Miss Barbara. 💙 They have truly changed my daughter Elara’s life.
Elara was diagnosed with Dyslexia in 2022 during 5th grade, but her struggles began much earlier. By 3rd grade, she was forgetting foundational information she had already learned in 1st grade. It was heartbreaking. Her teacher was concerned, we were homeschooling during the pandemic, and remote learning just wasn’t working for her.
By the time she returned to school, her teacher did everything she could to help Elara catch up, but nothing was sticking. We eventually went through the long process of having her evaluated by the school psychologist, which led to a diagnosis of:
• Dyslexia
• Short-term memory loss
• Phonetic awareness

In 5th grade, she began receiving IEP accommodations and tutoring. The school had a solid plan, and we were hopeful. But deep down, I still felt there was something more.

One day, I was talking to a client (I’m an esthetician, and we talk about everything—including our families), and I shared Elara’s story. That client shared her own family’s journey—her sister had been misdiagnosed with Dyslexia, and it turned out to be an undiagnosed vision issue. She told me about Vision Therapy of San Antonio, and something just clicked. I called immediately.
From the very first appointment, I felt hopeful. Elara was evaluated and diagnosed with:
• Convergence Insufficiency
• Bilateral Hypermetropia
• Exophoria
These caused symptoms like:
• Eye-teaming problems
• Difficulty focusing
• Double vision
• Reduced depth perception and visual processing
All of which were directly affecting her ability to read, focus, and remember what she learned.
She began vision therapy with Miss Melody and was later evaluated by the therapeutic optometrist, Dr. Deviney, who prescribed specialized glasses with prisms. We were recommended 30 sessions of therapy.
From day one, Elara loved therapy. It was fun and engaging. Every week we had homework to continue the exercises at home—and we took that part seriously. We worked hard, and it paid off.
Within just a few weeks, we saw a dramatic difference. Her grades began improving. Her confidence grew. And by the end of 7th grade, she passed with A’s and B’s—something that felt impossible just a year before.
And the best part?
She didn’t even need the full 30 sessions! She made such incredible progress that she graduated after just 15. Miss Melody’s re-evaluation results were absolutely stunning.
Today, Elara doesn’t need to be pulled out for Dyslexia tutoring anymore. She now loves chapter books, her memory is sharp, and she’s even been placed in advanced classes for 8th grade in Science and ELA! ✨📚
Miss Melody and Miss Barbara—thank you for being our angels. Your care, patience, and dedication gave our daughter the chance to thrive. You gave us our bright, curious, and confident girl back.
To any parent reading this and feeling lost:
This program is worth every single penny and every single mile driven. We are so grateful we took this leap. We now understand how crucial vision is to learning.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. 💙 we miss you all already!
—A forever grateful parents ❤️

05/11/2025

Happy Mother’s Day!

03/28/2025

Occasionally I will get asked my background and how someone becomes certified as a vision therapist. If you’ve ever wondered how your therapist earned the letters behind their name, this explains it well.

03/28/2025

Where do these cute doggies end up? On a puzzle grid that builds visual spatial skills! This patient is mastering the dog pile game!🐩🐾🐶🦴

03/27/2025

“When you’re a struggling reader, there’s no amount of motivation that can power you through the sludge of an opening paragraph. Because no matter how intrigued you may be by the topic, when you get to around here, t h e w ord s b e g i n t o f a l t e r.”

Many struggling readers have poor eye coordination and/or cannot control their focus on demand. Vision Therapy fixes these problems within a few months, but you need to find a vision therapy team that can test for these issues. Like us!

Republicans are trying to cut the resources that help struggling readers.

03/26/2025

Dr. Deviney and Melody were able to spend time this morning at UIW Rosenberg School of Optometry working with the 4th year students in the pediatric vision therapy clinic.

02/10/2025

Dr. D and Melody take a few minutes to talk about how they first got in to vision therapy.

Dr. Jason Deviney and Melody Lay, COVT sit down to discuss how they got in to the world of vision therapy.

01/26/2025

VTSA spent the weekend learning from Dr. Steven Curtis and staff at the SW Congress. We had a little Saturday visitor!

11/27/2024

Our friends at The Vision Therapy Center put together their annual list of 100+ vision-friendly toys.

Our annual list of optometrist-approved children’s toys. This year we have 131 gift ideas!

11/05/2024

Visual Vertigo or Visually-Induced Dizziness (VID) is exactly as it sounds: dizzy symptoms spurred on by visual stimulus. Busy environments, flashing lights and crowds of people are the places that VID patients are quick to avoid. These symptoms are often linked to Binocular Vision Dysfunction or BVD. We've helped many patients improve their quality of life. Contact us to learn more!

10/20/2024

VTSA is excited to share our innovative home therapy program with you. Using the latest technology, you can experience therapy from the comfort of your home without weekly office visits. You will have guided support from your therapist, Melody, or Wendy. Give us a call to see how we can help.