Jamie’s Story: More Than Just Vision

My son was diagnosed with a severe lazy eye or amblyopia at the age of five. Through his regular eye doctor, we were instructed to patch his "good eye" with efforts to strengthen the weaker eye. After a long year of fighting a 5-6 year old to keep a patch over his dominate eye, we received grim news that his vision had not improved and that there was nothing more they could do. About six months had passed and we began to notice that he was really struggling with his reading in school. Our eye doctor recommended Dr. Joan who did a thorough evaluation that pin-pointed various vision disorders along with amblyopia. Through seeing Dr. Bauernfiend twice a week and home activities, our son gained more than just vision in his weak eye, he gained hope and self confidence in his reading and learning. As a parent, I want the best for my child and Dr. Joan exceeded all of my expectations and more. Seeing my son find an interest in books like he never had before, loving baseball with a passion and being able to learn more by sight is worth much more than words can ever say. Thank you, Dr. Joan!