success stories - sports vision
Cameron Luther
Baseball Scholarship to the University of Michigan!
Since beginning vision therapy, I have noticed improvements in nearly every aspect of my vision, but there are two improvements that have stood out amongst the rest. They are my reading speed and my ability to track a baseball when hitting. At the start, my reading speed was not where it needed to be. In my preliminary test, as a seventeen year old, I was reading at around a sixth grade efficiency. This really took a toll on my ACT score, since the test is timed and requires a lot of reading. I knew I was bright and had the potential to read faster and score better, but my eyes had trouble focusing. Throughout my training I noticed steady improvements and by the end, my reading speed and efficiency was at the level of a third year college student. Thanks to this improvement, I was able to reach my goal, and scored a 33 on the ACT. During the spring, I had had a mediocre baseball season, and I was getting worried. Having just finished my junior year of high school, that summer was going to be my last chance to be noticed by colleges. As it turns out, the vision therapy which I had originally done to improve my reading, helped a great deal with baseball as well. I felt like I could track the ball out of the pitcher’s hand could read the spin on curveball like never before. As it turns out, I led the Midwest region in home runs over the summer with nineteen, and was offered a baseball scholarship by the University of Michigan. I doubt any of this would have worked out had it not been for the vision therapy. Lastly, I would like to thank my vision therapist, Dr. Lindsey, Dr. Fortenbacher, and everyone at WOW Vision Therapy. You all really made a difference.
