"We feel as if a miracle has occurred"

Dear Dr. Draisin,

I wanted to give you an update on my daughter Lily, now 13 1/2 years old. We all feel as if a miracle has occurred--thanks to your correct diagnosis of " convergence insufficiency ," followed by a year of Vision Training with the experts in your office. As you know, I had taken Lily to many Ophthalmologists and learning specialists, desperate to understand why this very bright child still could not read well, or write legibly, at age 12. I always got the same answers: "her vision's fine, 20/10; and "she's dyslexic."

The day you tested Lily and found that she was seeing double out to three FEET was the beginning of a new life for Lily--and for our entire family. Following one year of V.T.: Lily now reads 300 pages a day, in her free time; she puts down "reading" as her favorite hobby; and she's got a 95-average at Buist Academic Magnet School, with NO help from me on her homework!! (You may recall, I'd been spending three to four hours each night, for many years, tutoring Lily.)

There are no words to thank you adequately for what you have done for Lily, our family, and her entire future. As you know, I am an M.D. I would be more than happy to write a statement praising your work, and the unique diagnosis and treatment which only you--as a Doctor of Optometry--provided for Lily.

Thanks, also, for the help you are providing to Gyalzin. Before he came to you, he must have purchased 40 pairs of reading glasses, always saying, "Something is wrong with my eyes!" Like Lily, I went with him multiple times to Ophthalmologists, who had nothing to offer. Once again, you saved the day! How I wish all children could be tested, and treated, for "convergence insufficiency..."

My undying gratitude,
Katherine Donovan-Sherpa, M.D.