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EYE CAN OT

On a mission to share knowledge and provide education in the world of vision beyond eyesight.

Independent occupational therapist offerring skilled and certified functional vision evaluations and rehab services.

07/30/2026

Officially clocking out of OT world for the week!

As a reminder, there will be no sessions next week. I will respond to all messages/emails on August 6th!

I hope you all are soaking in the last bit of summer!

07/23/2026

If you ever watch me work with kids, you will quickly see that about 99% of the “tools” I use aren’t fancy.

Once you begin to understand what eye movements you’re looking for, the world of “tools” can open up to just about anything!

As therapists, we can sometimes get caught up in having all of the latest and greatest tech and tools, BUT when we step back and use our activity analysis skills (hello, that’s probably the most useful skill we have!), we can remember that the beauty of what we do goes back to simply engaging our clients in purposeful activities to develop and master the skills they need!

It’s not about the fancy tools. It’s about using what works to get the results we need!

07/17/2026

EYE CAN OT is a proud sponsor of Kiera as she battles her way through nationals!

Join me in rooting for her from Ohio (or wherever else you may be located)!

06/23/2026

Why is visual midline crossing important? 👀∞

Visual midline crossing is the ability for the eyes to smoothly move across the center of the visual field without losing focus, skipping information, or needing to turn the head. This skill is essential and plays a major role in everyday tasks such as reading, writing, copying from the board, scanning a page, and participating in sports.

The infinity loop is one of my favorite ways to work on this skill because it encourages the eyes to continuously cross the visual midline while maintaining smooth, coordinated movements! When completed with a laser, it provides immediate visual feedback and helps strengthen visual tracking, eye teaming, attention, and visual-motor integration.

When visual midline crossing is not efficient, children may:
🔹 Lose their place while reading
🔹 Skip words or letters on a page
🔹 Have difficulty copying information
🔹 Turn their head instead of moving their eyes
🔹 Become fatigued during visual tasks
🔹 Struggle with scanning and tracking activities

By practicing smooth, controlled eye movements across midline, we’re helping build the foundation for more efficient visual skills needed for learning and everyday function. And it’s more fun!

The goal isn’t just tracing the infinity loop—it’s training the eyes and brain to work together more efficiently! ✨

06/20/2026

👀 More Than Just Clothespins!

At first glance, this just looks like a fine motor activity—but there’s so much more happening here!

As she clips and removes clothespins from the dowel to/from her stick, she’s working on:

✨ Convergence – bringing both eyes together to focus on a near target
✨ Divergence – shifting eye alignment as visual demands change to focus on the distant target
✨ Accommodation – adjusting focus between different near and far distances
✨ Fine Motor Skills – developing hand strength, pinch, and dexterity
✨ Visual Motor Integration – coordinating what the eyes see with precise hand movements

By combining visual skills with purposeful hand use, we’re helping build the foundation needed for reading, writing, classroom learning, and everyday play!

*We also completed this activity while sitting on a peanut ball. Changing the kiddo’s position in this way activates multiple body systems together—boosting coordination, visual-motor skills, and neuroplasticity for meaningful and sustainable functional gains!

The best activities are often the simplest ones!

💛 Functional. Engaging. Effective.

06/18/2026

👀 Column Jump Eye Jumps with UNO Cards

One of my favorite ways to work on saccades (eye jumps) is with simple UNO cards! I love setting it up this way because the cards can be shuffled, so kiddos can’t accidentally memorize the pattern like they sometimes can with worksheets.

The goal is for the eyes to do all the work while the head stays still. The child starts by naming the numbers (or colors if they aren’t efficient in number naming yet) in the first and last columns, jumping their eyes back and forth across the table. Once they reach the bottom, they move to the second and second-to-last columns, then continue working inward until they reach the center two columns. Then we reverse the pattern and work our way back out!

This activity challenges:
✅ Saccadic eye movements (quick, accurate eye jumps)
✅ Visual attention and scanning
✅ Eye-head dissociation (keeping the head still while the eyes move)
✅ Visual endurance and efficiency

All of which are super important for reading and writing!

Bonus: It’s easy to grade up or down by changing the number of cards, spacing, speed, or adding a metronome for an extra challenge!

For littles, you can also add a hand eye coordination piece by having them tap each number as they go!… but remember to keep their head still!

06/15/2026

What Happens When Your Eyes Don’t Work Together Efficiently? 👀

When the eyes struggle to team together, everyday tasks can become much harder than they should be.

Children may experience:
• Losing their place while reading
• Skipping words or lines
• Eye strain or headaches
• Blurry or double vision
• Difficulty focusing on near work
• Reduced reading endurance
• Avoidance of schoolwork or close-up tasks

Eye teaming is an important visual skill that allows both eyes to work together to create a single, clear image. When this skill isn’t working efficiently, learning and daily activities can feel more challenging and exhausting.

The good news? Eye teaming skills can often be improved through targeted vision rehabilitation activities that help strengthen convergence and binocular coordination.

✨ Sometimes it’s not that a child can’t do the task—it’s that their eyes are working overtime just to keep up.

04/28/2026

It’s the beauty of turning everyday games into powerful visual efficiency workouts in disguise.

You see Kerplunk.

We see an engaging game that can be set up to target multiple foundational visual and motor skills at the same time:

* Convergence: Eyes must work together to maintain alignment with near focus tasks
* Accommodation: Constant refocusing as attention shifts between near and mid-range visual demands
* Visual scanning: Locating the safest “next move” while monitoring the whole structure
* Saccades: Quick, precise eye movements between sticks, marbles, and changing visual points
* Visual motor integration: Coordinating what the eyes see with precise hand placement and movement

Now add a multi-sensory layer—like sitting on a therapy ball or an unstable surface—and the impact increases even more. The body is working to maintain balance while the visual system is tracking, scanning, planning, and guiding movement. That means multiple systems are engaged together, strengthening neural connections through integrated sensory input.

This is where play becomes powerful: when challenge, movement, and vision all come together in one meaningful task.

04/11/2026

This one’s for the parents!

To the amazing parents and kiddos I have the privilege to work with—thank you!

Thank you for your flexibility, your understanding, and your trust as I continue learning the ropes of both running a business and being a present, intentional parent.

Because of you, I’m able to be in all the places I need to be—showing up fully for your children while also showing up for my own. That balance isn’t always ideal, but your support and flexibility make it possible.

This journey, this work, and these relationships mean everything to me. I truly feel so lucky to do what I love while serving the most incredible families.

This is the best life 🤍

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