Thank you for this update! I am about to begin vision therapy and am very optimistic that it will help.

From my initial visit, which included a battery of tests, I was diagnosed with Saccadic Eye Movement Disorder, Pursuit Eye Movement Disorder, and Convergence Insufficiency. (I also have Astigmatism and Myopia, both of which were diagnosed long before my injury.)

In addition, my visual memory is very poor. This was quite surprising, and definitely a result of the accident, since my visual memory has always been way above normal (prior to my accident). The experience was quite weird; I was shown a flash card with four images, allowed to look at it for about ten seconds, and then asked to draw the images afterward. This was repeated three more times. Looking at the images, I felt like I had them all solidly in my head. As soon as they took the card away, I just lost them; I ended up getting 8.5 out of 16, which is way below normal. This was so weird because I had never experienced something like that before.

Given all the problems I have had with eye strain and light sensitivity, it seems likely that my eye problems have been overtaxing my brain and preventing me from recovering properly. I don't necessarily expect vision therapy to "cure" me, but I am hopeful that it will enable me to start to improve more quickly.

EsthersDoll, you said that your balance has improved. Do you attribute this to the vision therapy? My balance problems are just not improving, despite the fact that I've been doing OT and PT exercises. It would be fantastic if I could get some benefit there from the vision therapy.

Pete