Homework Battle Solved:
Vision Therapy Helps Winchester Grade-Schooler
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After another night of fighting over homework with her 6-year-old son, Winchester mother Lori Stone worried about Kyle’s academic future.

When reviewing his spelling words, Kyle answered correctly when answering out loud. Asked to put pencil to paper, he’d squirm and fidget. Another battle ensued.

When his teacher told Lori that she feared Kyle might have to repeat kindergarten, Lori grew distraught.

Visits to two occupational therapists were no help. Both found nothing wrong with Kyle.

After Lori switched Kyle to Calvary Christian School, his teacher asked, “Have you checked his eyes?”

Of course, she had. It’s a state law. After a “normal” eye exam, the optometrist reported Kyle had 20-20 vision. That’s when Lori turned to Behavioral Optometrist Dr. Rick Graebe and his Vision Therapists in Versailles.

During an examination, Dr. Graebe moved his finger in front of Kyle and noticed that his right eye tracked improperly.
The good news? Dr. Graebe assured Lori that Vision Therapy would work. The bad news? His office is in Versailles, and the Stones live in Winchester.

Determined to help her son, Lori committed to the 30-session regimen.
“I was very skeptical,” she said. “It was a huge deal to drive all that way after work, but I said to myself, ‘I can’t not do this. I have to give this a try.’”

Expecting results to be painfully slow, Lori was happily surprised when Kyle’s teacher announced that after eight sessions he had made significant progress.

His reading skills showed improvement. The long drives and hard work were paying off.
After completing the 30-session program, Kyle’s reading test scores had grown “exponentially,” Lori said.

The teachers at Calvary Christian were so impressed, they visited with Dr. Graebe. Then he came to the school and made a presentation to all the teachers.

Meanwhile, Lori watched her son, now 7, transform before her eyes.
Before, he would cry all the way to school. Now, the tears were gone, and he actually looked forward to school.

Not only did Kyle’s reading improve, but so did his math scores. Kyle used to write his numbers backward. Now, only his 5’s face the wrong way.

“Vision Therapy has really, truly turned things around,” Lori said. “I can’t say enough about it. Even his mood has changed. Before, I thought I just had a cranky son. But now he is happier. People were expecting things of him that he couldn’t do.
“I’m just extremely grateful that we caught it when we did.”