Vision happens in the
brain, not just the eyes.
Advanced therapy for strabismus, amblyopia, binocular vision dysfunction, concussion recovery, and visual processing challenges — built on how the brain actually sees.
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What are you experiencing?
Tap any condition to understand what's happening — and how vision therapy can help.
Empathy through experience
See what they see.
Slide the intensity. Switch conditions. Understand — viscerally — what life feels like through a misaligned visual system.
Condition
Intensity
Why this matters: when families experience the symptoms, they understand why therapy isn't optional — it's transformative.
Your journey
How vision therapy works.
Comprehensive Evaluation
A full neuro-visual workup mapping how your eyes and brain communicate.
Diagnostic Mapping
We chart binocular function, tracking, focusing, and processing speed.
Personalized Plan
A treatment program designed for your goals, age, and lifestyle.
Vision Therapy
In-office sessions plus calibrated home practice — neuroplasticity in action.
Progress Tracking
Quantified outcomes. Visible gains. Adjusted in real time.
Improved Performance
Reading, sports, focus, confidence — life recalibrated.
Inside the system
Vision is a network, not a lens.
Sight relies on five coordinated skills. When any one falters, the whole system compensates — causing the symptoms families mistake for behavior, learning, or attention issues.
Active region
Eye Teaming
Treatment goals
Care focused on your goals.
Your evaluation helps identify which visual skills to address and which goals are appropriate for you. Treatment recommendations and results vary from person to person; improvement is not guaranteed.
Reading Comfort
Work toward more comfortable reading by addressing eye tracking, focusing, and coordination.
Visual Comfort
Address visual strain that may contribute to headaches or discomfort during close-up tasks.
Sports Vision
Develop visual tracking, timing, and coordination skills relevant to your sport.
Eye Teaming & Alignment
Explore personalized care to support how the eyes align and work together.
Depth Perception
Work on binocular vision skills involved in judging distance and navigating space.
Everyday Confidence
Set goals around the visual demands of school, work, and daily activities that matter to you.
Real stories
Lives, recalibrated.
"Our daughter went from hating reading to reading two grades above level. We got our child back."
Sarah M.
Parent · age 9
"After my concussion, screens were unbearable. Twelve weeks later I'm back at work, fully functional."
David T.
Adult patient
"I was told strabismus surgery was my only option as an adult. Therapy changed that — and my life."
Priya R.
Adult patient
"The team treats my son like a person, not a diagnosis. The results have been remarkable."
Jessica & Mark
Parents · age 7
Meet the doctors
A team obsessed with how the brain sees.
Our developmental optometrists bring decades of combined experience in vision therapy, neuro-rehabilitation, pediatrics, and sports vision — serving Encino and Los Angeles families.
Dr. Gary L. Etting
Founder
Board-Certified Developmental Optometrist · 40+ years
Dr. Elizabeth Nace
Owner · Dr. Liz
FAAO · Diplomate ABO · Neuro-Rehab
Dr. Shawn Joseph
Owner · Dr. Shawn
250+ hrs Neuro-Optometric Rehab
Dr. Kimberly Butka
Associate · Dr. Kim
Developmental Optometry · ISVA · NORA
Dr. Jacqueline Dang
Associate · Dr. Jackie
FAAO · Neuro-Optometric Rehab Residency
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Credentials, residencies, and what each doctor loves outside the clinic.
Meet the doctorsReady to see the world differently?
Start with a comprehensive evaluation or a short online vision assessment.