Building Confidence Through Vision Therapy It is no secret that building confidence and raising self-esteem in children and adolescents is often key to their success. When a student finds themselves falling behind their peers despite feeling as though they are doing the absolute best that they can, frustration sets in. A frustrated student leads to an overall frustrated child both in and out of the classroom as their lack of confidence spills over into other areas of their lives. So, how can vision therapy boost confidence and self-esteem? When most people think of the word vision they immediately think of clarity or acuity. In fact, some parents are often under the impression that their child’s vision is fine as they have passed vision screenings at school or even with an optometrist. Vision therapy goes beyond acuity by addressing deficits in functional vision and assessing the essential visual skills needed for learning. Individualized treatment plans allow each patient to tra