SPORTS VISION THERAPY

“My sons, Leo and Drake, are always asking to join something- basketball, soccer… they asked for martial arts for six months! Sports are great exercise for the body, and I want my kids to be competitive playing on teams with their friends. Given the option between the iPad and sports for my children, I always choose sports.

For any contact sport, the cost of sports goggles is not too high compared to the risk for injury. Regular frames can break. Many parents do not know how important sports vision is. I don’t think anything was mentioned on Leo’s soccer team about sports goggles. When patients come to the IEI, we can educate them. The new Dr. Robert and Lena Lewenson Pediatric and Binocular Vision Center will benefit therapy, patient care, and student education.

Every Giving Tuesday, we donate to the College, and this year, I will do it for the children! They are our future. Protect our future.”

– Dr. Yi Pang, Associate Dean for Research

READ FOR SUCCESS

“Reading is daily routine for my kids. My wife and I read to our daughters, Reese and Tessa, every night, and they read for themselves, too. They love everything from chapter books to graphic novels. Tessa’s reading level, in particular, has increased significantly. Both girls are both A-students; Tessa’s teacher even says she can get up in front of the class and say how she figured out a math problem. We regularly take them to the pediatrician, and their doctors always pay close attention to vision.

Studies done by the Illinois Eye Institute and other optometric institutions say that eye exams improve children’s reading ability and performance in school. I see that correlation in my own children. I am donating to the Dr. Robert and Lena Lewenson Pediatric and Binocular Vision Center because I’d like all children to see the same success in school that my daughters have seen.”