Visionary Optometry of Long Island

CAUGHT UP TO GRADE LEVEL READING!!!! Wow! We cannot say enough about how proud we are to have helped Thomas as a patient! At the beginning of Vision Therapy, Thomas couldn’t complete his timed math assessments and was behind in reading in spite of being a very bright person. Reading made him very uncomfortable and he would come up with lots of creative ways to avoid it. Once Thomas learned how to get his eyes working FOR him instead of AGAINST him when he looks at papers on... his desk, he started finishing those math level speed tests and catching up with reading levels! Great job and Congratulations! We will miss you so much, but we know great things are in store for you!!! #visiontherapy #optometry #behavioraloptometry #developmentaloptometry #developmentaloptometrist #esotropia #exotropia #convergenceinsufficiency #orthoptics #visualskills #readingproblems #writingproblems #eyetracking #visualmotorskills #visualmotorintegration #longislandny #melvilleny

Individualized Orthoptic Vision Therapy. Our Center for Visual Development recently hosted Roman Numeral Day by modifying many of our favorite VT activities to incorporate this patient’s favorite code: Roman Numerals! Sometimes patients need for a little extra motivation to stay engaged and keep learning better visual skills. This young man’s teachers are thrilled with his improvements in reading and handwriting since beginning vision therapy and mom notices much more wil...lingness to do near work and desk work. Orthoptic vision therapy gives a patient the ability to aim the eyes accurately and comfortably at what they’re viewing. We don’t teach reading or writing, we just teach our patients how to prevent poor visual motor skills from getting in the way! #visiontherapy #optometry #behavioraloptometry #developmentaloptometry #developmentaloptometrist #esotropia #exotropia #convergenceinsufficiency #orthoptics #visualskills #readingproblems #writingproblems #eyetracking #visualmotorskills #visualmotorintegration #longislandny #melvilleny

Thank you to our VT moms! You organize the home vision therapy, appointments and check ups that allow us to improve your children’s visual skills through vision therapy.

Dr. Ceonzo will be part of this amazing group of healthcare professionals and survivors discussing stroke rehabilitation! We hope you can tune in!

Our Center for Visual Development is continuing our reading adventure! Try to find the 4 hidden animals and solve the mystery of Puzzle Island. Hidden pictures are not vision therapy on their own, but we use visual perceptual skills such as visual closure to solve these types of puzzles. Visual closure is the ability to identify something after seeing only part of it. As we become more experienced readers, we recognize words by size and shape not by looking at every detail ...of familiar words. This is how we read as quickly as we do. Vision therapy can address deficiencies in visual closure and other visual perceptual skills. #visual closure #visiontherapy #visualperceptualskills #visualperception #readingskills #vision #melvilleny #longislandny

Not only is VT fun. It’s COOL! And, oh yeah, it helped this guy pass the speed addition practice test he’d been trying to beat for WEEKS! #visiontherapy #eyetracking #visiontherapyworks #convergenceinsufficiency #accommodativeinsufficiency #visionandlearning #pediatriceyecare #longisland #melvilleny #coolkidsgettingstuffdone

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This guy made so much progress in vision therapy and really earned this graduation! Mom tells us that he is reading much more quickly and has improved his reading comprehension and handwriting! And guess what? Way less toe walking now that he perceives where he is in space so much better. It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy! Congratulations B! #visiontherapy #readingproblems #eyetracking #convergenceinsufficiency #toewalking #visualperceptualskills

Puzzles are a great visual perpetual skill builder, but they are also a great way to get your teens off their devices. Myopia (nearsightedness) is becoming more and more common as kids and teens spend more sustained time online for school and entertainment. Break the cycle by reducing screen time. This was found at a local toy store, MJ Beanz in Plainview. #myopia #myopiacontrol ##visualperception #visiontherapy #developmentaltoys #shoplocal

You absolutely need to hear this virtual choir performance by our friends at snack* (Special Needs Activity Center for Kids and Adults) in Manhattan. Have a tissue handy. https://fb.watch/26yEp48QlM/

Looking for ways to make some Halloween fun? You can sneak some visual-motor learning and development in with a backyard Halloween obstacle course!

A new month of learning and love of the outdoors has arrived. Richard and I hope you have a healthy, happy October enjoying the sights of autumn!

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The NFL’s 2017 Man of the Year suffered from vision problems as a child that made it harder for him to track and read! Luckily, he was treated with vision therapy and succeeded in school and on the football field. Call us today if you are concerned that your child may have a hidden vision problem! #visionandlearning #eyetracking #visiontherapy #visualperception

Hard to detect vision issues can slow anyone down at any age. Read Darby’s story here. #visiontherapy #visionandlearning #visualperception #convergenceinsufficiency https://covdblog.wordpress.com//07/08/darbys-success-story/

It’s a new world of online learning, which is causing a big increase in myopia (nearsightedness) among students. Dr. Ceonzo has been helping parents prevent nearsightedness for over 20 years! Eye strain and headaches are NOT a normal part of online learning. Call us to schedule an appointment today. #myopiacontrol #myopia prevention #nearsightedness #shortsightedness #onlinelearning #elearning

Happy Rosh Hashanah to all who are celebrating!

Good luck to all our patients who are returning to school online or in person. You’ve got this!!!! #visiontherapy #onlinelearning #firstdayofschool2020

Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday!

You know it’s a great course when the lecturer extends education an extra hour just to answer questions! Dr. Jen Ceonzo spent her Saturday on Zoom studying new techniques to treat patients with strabismus led by Dr. David Cook, author of several books on vision. Come see us for a strabismus evaluation. You do not have to give up on your dreams of depth perception and straight eyes! #strabismus #eyeturn #lazyeye #visiontherapy #depthperception

Understanding mathematics has a very visual basis. Visual and manipulative aids can help children develop understanding of the underpinnings of mathematics by seeing and proving basic number relationships. #visiontherapyworks #visionismorethan2020 #visualperception #learningthroughplay #visiontherapy

August is Children’s Vision and Learning Month. We look back to honor this graduate who came to us with headaches and blur after reading from screens despite having 20/20 vision. With the right glasses for school and the right vision therapy, Marc graduated a couple months later headache-free, blur-free, and reading much faster! Come see us and find out how developmental optometry can help you! #visiontherapy #visionandlearningmonth #developmentaloptometry #visiontherapyworks #eyetracking #readingsuccess #2020isnotenough