Business Details
Buffington Optometry - Premier Eye Care Services in Wisconsin
Buffington Optometry has dedicated itself to providing comprehensive vision care for patients of all ages since its founding. Our practice specializes in diagnosing and treating learning-related vision problems, including amblyopia, strabismus, and convergence insufficiency, utilizing advanced diagnostic equipment to assess eye function during reading tasks. We offer tailored vision therapy programs to address binocular vision conditions, stress-related visual issues, and special needs rehabilitation.With locations in Woodruff and Wausau, Wisconsin, our team serves surrounding communities with expertise in sports vision improvement, contact lens fittings, and co-management of laser vision correction. Our commitment to thorough eye health evaluations extends to detecting ocular diseases like glaucoma and macular degeneration, ensuring holistic care that goes beyond standard 20/20 testing.
Services
Comprehensive Eye Exams
Vision Therapy
Contact Lens Fitting
Learning-Related Vision Treatment
Sports Vision Correction
Highlights and features
- We specialize in vision therapy for learning-related visual disorders
- Our practice offers comprehensive eye exams for infants to seniors
- We utilize advanced diagnostic equipment for precise eye function analysis
- Our team treats binocular vision conditions like amblyopia and strabismus
- We provide sports vision improvement programs for athletes
Services
Comprehensive Eye Exams
Our thorough eye exams evaluate visual acuity, eye teaming, focusing abilities, and eye health. We detect conditions like glaucoma and cataracts while assessing visual skills critical for reading and learning. Exams are tailored for all ages, from infants to seniors, ensuring early detection of vision problems that affect daily activities.
Vision Therapy
Customized vision therapy programs address visual-motor deficiencies through supervised exercises. We treat convergence insufficiency, amblyopia, and visual processing disorders using specialized equipment. This therapy improves eye coordination, focusing, and visual perception skills essential for academic and athletic performance.
Learning-Related Vision Treatment
Targeted interventions address vision problems impacting educational performance. We treat tracking deficits, visual-perceptual issues, and eye teaming difficulties associated with ADD/ADHD and dyslexia. Our approach helps patients develop visual skills necessary for reading, writing, and classroom success through structured therapeutic activities.
Sports Vision Correction
Specialized programs improve visual skills crucial for athletic performance. We enhance depth perception, eye-hand coordination, and peripheral awareness through vision therapy. This service benefits athletes by improving reaction times, tracking moving objects, and overall visual processing speed for better sports performance.
Visual Rehabilitation
We provide rehabilitation for vision impairments caused by traumatic brain injuries, strokes, or developmental delays. Our therapy addresses double vision, visual field loss, and perceptual deficits. Treatment plans focus on restoring functional vision and improving quality of life for patients with neurological or developmental conditions.
People
Kate Buffington
Optometrist
Dr. Kate Buffington specializes in diagnosing and treating learning-related vision problems, including amblyopia and strabismus. With expertise in vision therapy, she develops personalized treatment plans for patients of all ages, focusing on improving visual skills essential for academic and daily activities.
Questions
What is vision therapy?
Vision therapy is a customized program using exercises and specialized equipment to improve visual skills and correct eye function issues beyond standard eyewear solutions.
What services do you offer for children?
We provide comprehensive eye exams, vision therapy for learning-related issues, and treatment for amblyopia and strabismus in children of all ages.
Do you treat sports-related vision needs?
Yes, we offer sports vision training to enhance depth perception, eye-hand coordination, and visual processing speed for improved athletic performance.
How do you address learning-related vision problems?
We diagnose and treat visual deficits affecting reading and learning through targeted vision therapy programs addressing eye teaming, tracking, and focusing issues.
What areas do you serve?
We serve Woodruff, Wausau, and surrounding Wisconsin communities including Minocqua, Rhinelander, Stevens Point, and Ironwood, Michigan.
Can you help with traumatic brain injury rehabilitation?
Yes, we provide visual rehabilitation therapy for patients recovering from traumatic brain injuries, addressing double vision and perceptual deficits.
