Testimonials

Dr. Randy Schulman has been our family optometrist for 20+ years. We brought our vaccine injured daughter to her because she had several visual stims that were interfering with her ability to progress. The therapy was successful, one of the few positive outcomes we've had in our long search to help our daughter. We trust Randy implicitly.

I went into EyeCare Associates due to an emergency and they couldn't have been more helpful and professional. Not only did I get to see the doctor immediately, I was also taught how to properly remove and put in my contact lenses. That was the reason for my emergency and due to the staff there, I will never have that emergency again! I recommend them immensely!

Hi. I am Lisa R and have a 26-year-old, special needs son, who, when he was young, had a lot of vision, sensory and perceptual problems. He also had problems with visually tracking, and proprioceptive issues. When he was around five years old, I started taking him to see Dr. Randy Schulman, who started working with him using vision therapy, prism glasses, and exercises and games used to stimulate and improve his eye-hand coordination, sensory system, and so much more. He would also get homework, to continue to work on these issues and reinforce the vision therapy. Very quickly, I saw a very noticeable improvement in my son's abilities, perception, visual tracking and much more, which continue to this day. I highly recommend Dr. Randy Schulman, her company, EyeCare Associates, and her wonderful staff!

Proactive, efficient & highly professional at every level of the experience, from the scheduling (& rescheduling on our part) process to every step of the exam & recommendation process.

My son was seen by Dr. Tirado and he was very thorough and took the time to make sure to get down to the bottom of my son's vision problems. Even though my son is five and can have a hard time paying attention, Dr. Tirado made sure to work with him and keep the tests interesting for him. It turned out that my son was misdiagnosed by another doctor and now thanks to Dr. Tirado we are now starting on the right path and I can't thank him enough. All the other staff we worked were also very helpful and patient as well.

I have been coming to Dr Carr for many many years. I have received wonderful care , never rushed, plenty of service. Dr Carr takes his time to make sure that my eye exam is done correctly and with care.

Gavin is an energetic 8 year old who has a history of amblyopia and hyperopia, greater in the hyperopic left eye. He initially presented with right eye farsightedness of +3.50 and left eye is farsightedness of +5.50. Due to the high farsightedness and difference between his two eyes, he saw 20/30 in the right eye and 20/200 in the left eye when we first saw him 3 years ago. Gavin was prescribed a reduced glasses prescription and a computer program for amblyopia. He improved in acuity over the first year and came for vision therapy at times over the next couple of years to address eye movement, focusing, eye teaming and visual spatial difficulties, all common in children with lazy eyes, that was affecting his ability to read and learn. Today, his acuity is now 20/20 in the right eye and nearly 20/30 in the left eye and his basic visual skills are excellent. He has good tracking eye movements, much improved focusing and eye teaming. He no longer suppresses or shuts down his left eye and his stereoscopic depth perception is excellent. He is doing much better in school, has learned to ride a bike, and shared the following:

Vision therapy has helped me ride my bike, and help me for school in math, writing, and reading. I have gotten very good grades because of vision therapy. Gavin Nestor,  age 8

After a concussion from a high school sports injury, I assumed that headaches were just going to be a part of my life that I could only manage but not cure. Fast forward ten years, after a particularly bad headache, I began suffering from vertigo that impacted my daily life.

I decided to visit an eye doctor, noticing that the headaches also correlated to a soreness behind my eyes. The first office I visited did a full exam and found nothing wrong. I left this appointment with the knowledge that I had near-perfect vision, but also the sinking suspicion that I was missing something.

While researching my symptoms, I found EyeCare Associates. In their brochure about convergence insufficiency, I read that a basic eye exam may not detect CI. This gave me hope! And I immediately reached out to EyeCare Associates to make an appointment for a consultation.

It was such a relief to finally have an answer. I began vision therapy with Dr. Spengler to work on resolving what I learned was accommodative insufficiency. After just a few months of VT, my quality of life has significantly improved. The headaches are gone, the vertigo is gone, and I've learned so much about my eyes and visual hygiene. 

I'm so grateful for Dr. Schulman and Dr. Spengler, and the whole team at EyeCare Associates for finding answers for me when no one else could.

-Olivia

After a concussion from a high school sports injury, I assumed that headaches were just going to be a part of my life that I could only manage but not cure. Fast forward ten years, after a particularly bad headache, I began suffering from vertigo that impacted my daily life.

I decided to visit an eye doctor, noticing that the headaches also correlated to a soreness behind my eyes. The first office I visited did a full exam and found nothing wrong. I left this appointment with the knowledge that I had near-perfect vision, but also the sinking suspicion that I was missing something.

While researching my symptoms, I found EyeCare Associates. In their brochure about convergence insufficiency, I read that a basic eye exam may not detect CI. This gave me hope! And I immediately reached out to EyeCare Associates to make an appointment for a consultation.

It was such a relief to finally have an answer. I began vision therapy with Dr. Spengler to work on resolving what I learned was accommodative insufficiency. After just a few months of VT, my quality of life has significantly improved. The headaches are gone, the vertigo is gone, and I've learned so much about my eyes and visual hygiene.

I'm so grateful for Dr. Schulman and Dr. Spengler, and the whole team at EyeCare Associates for finding answers for me when no one else could.

At the beginning of our Vision Therapy journey, I can say I was skeptical. How can Vision Therapy change things like anxious behavior, confidence, and school performance?  Little did I know, just six months of Vision Therapy would change my daughter's life!

At just seven years old, my daughter came to me with a secret. When she tried to read, the words walked off the page making it very difficult to concentrate and understand what she was reading. Up until that point, I thought my daughter just had generalized anxiety as I had noticed anxious behaviors in the home, and my daughter's teacher noticed it in the classroom. We started seeing a psychologist with the hope of working on coping skills. I also decided to take my daughter to an occupational therapist just to make sure sensory processing issues weren't interfering. The occupational therapy evaluation appointment changed everything.

The occupational therapist evaluating my daughter recognized visual motor issues right away. It was suggested I took my daughter to a Behavioral Optometrist. I hesitated. My daughter was seeing an Optometrist. I didn't know what a Behavioral Optometrist could do for us.

In January 2017, we had our very first appointment with Dr. Randy Schulman. Dr. Schulman's evaluation was very long and thorough more so than any eye doctor appointment I every had. At the end, Dr. Schulman explained to us our daughter had the visual system of a pre schooler. She lacked depth perception, the ability to focus at points near and far, and the ability to track making her visually impaired. My daughter struggled in every area you could struggle in. Dr. Schulman suggested 6-9 months of Vision Therapy.

After a short discussion, my husband and I decided to start Vision Therapy right away. Weekly, we met a therapist and spent time working on activities to stimulate the brain eye connection hoping eventually my daughter would be able to see the world like I could. My daughter and I also did 15 minutes of home therapy five days a week.

Within a month, we noticed a level of confidence never seen before. Prior to Vision Therapy, my daughter rarely smiled, said hello to people, or held her head up high. Now my daughter was laughing, interacting with peers who weren't in her tight circle of friends, and had this new sass that everyone was happy to see! We also noticed an overall decrease in the anxious behaviors we were seeing at home and in the classroom.

May 2017 my daughter participated in her dance recital. In years prior, I had noticed my daughter rarely looked out at the audience, she was always looking to her left and right which I now know was her trying to judge how far she was to the dancers next to her. Prior to Vision Therapy she has no spacial awareness. This year, my daughter danced the entire time with a smile on her face and even danced with a cane!

By the end of the 2017 school year, my daughter had made so much progress in reading. In the beginning of the school year, we had opted not to have her participate in extra reading help as she was noticeable frustrated reading. I am confident her growth in reading from January to June was due to Vision Therapy.

My daughter graduated Vision Therapy in August of this year. We are still committed to home exercises and regular checkups with Dr. Schulman. I highly encourage any parent who has a child struggling with anxiety around school, reading or math difficulties, or attention difficulties to see a Behavioral Optometrist. Dr. Schulman and her team forever changed not only my daughter's educational path but also changed her my daughter's ability to actively participate in activities with her peers.

Thank you, Dr. Schulman, for changing yet another life.