The Villages area is home to plenty of grandparents who help raise, drive, and cheer on their grandkids, plus a growing number of young families in Leesburg, Lady Lake, and Fruitland Park. If a child in your life is struggling with reading or sports, a hidden vision problem may be part of the reason.
Hope Vision Development Center in Clermont is about 50 to 60 minutes south via US-27.
For grandparents: signs to watch for
Grandparents often notice things parents are too busy to see. Watch for a grandchild who:
Skips words or loses their place when reading to you
Covers one eye, squints, or tilts their head to read
Gets headaches or tired eyes after homework
Avoids reading, even though they're bright
Struggles to catch or hit a ball
These can be signs of a binocular vision problem, which a standard eye exam often misses.
Vision therapy with fewer trips
For families farther from our office, we rely on our Vision Therapy At-Home Program:
An in-person binocular vision evaluation to start
Guided at-home activities between visits
In-office sessions and progress checks on a schedule that works for your family
Who we help
Children with reading and learning struggles despite a normal eye exam
Kids with amblyopia (lazy eye) or an eye turn
Youth athletes who want sharper visual skills
Our In-Office Training program is an approved Florida Empowerment Scholarship (FES-UA) service through Step Up For Students.
Visit us
235 Citrus Tower Blvd., Suite 107, Clermont, FL 34711. Suite 107 is on the back side of the building.
Call 352-243-4673 or email pcc@hopevdc.com to schedule an evaluation.