Company: 4D Vision Gym, Cromwell CT
Nomination Submitted by: Interdependence Public Relations
Company Description: The 4D Vision Gym is a leading-edge Optometric Vision Therapy (OVT) practice that specializes in treating and empowering patients to overcome vision-related academic, athletic, and occupational challenges. Whether struggling with poor reading comprehension, low work productivity, or slow reaction time on the field, 4D Vision Gym’s elite team will work with each patient to correct vision issues.
Nomination Category: Company/Organization Awards Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Women-Run Workplace of the Year - 10 or Less Employees
 Nomination Title: The 4D Vision Gym
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Attached you will find a copy of a paper written by Dr. Collier in the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) titled “Home therapy is efficacious when parents are trained as therapists” as well as a COVD poster summarizing the main points. These resources prove just how effective vision therapy is for at home care. The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 forced Vision Therapy clinics to utilize creative and low-contact ways to deliver effective Vision Therapy instruction, and Dr. Collier and her team at 4D Vision Gym were able to successfully adapt to the ever-changing digital landscape. The introduction of 4D’s digital programs promotes the health and mental wellbeing of not only their patients, but of their employees by offering flexible schedules, essential out of office care and the opportunity to better one’s vision without the use of medication or surgery.
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- Briefly describe the nominated organization: history and past performance (up to 200 words):
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Dr. Juanita D. Collier, MS, OD, FCOVD, is the founder and CEO of 4D Vision Gym, an Optometric Vision Therapy (OVT) practice that specializes in treating and empowering patients to overcome vision-related academic, athletic and occupational challenges. Dr. Collier got her Doctor of Optometry from the State University of New York and went on to get her Master in Vision Science from the Schnurmacher Institute of Vision Research. She is changing the way people advocate for their vision health in addition to being a mother of four, a podcast host, an entrepreneur and a role model.
- Outline the organization's achievements since July 1 2021 that you wish to bring to the judges' attention (up to 250 words):
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In August 2021, Dr. Collier changed the way we see visual development and vision therapy by trailblazing a path toward digital recovery with her women-led team. She and her colleagues created 4D Built to Read, a revolutionary platform that puts parents in the driver’s seat, allowing them to train to be “Junior Vision Therapists” and their children’s hero by giving them tools, knowledge, and method to transform their children’s visual systems. Since the launching of this program, the 4D Vision Gym team has impacted over 100 families with this program, many of whom would never have been able to afford traditional Vision Therapy. This impact has been felt by children, educators, parents, physicians, occupational therapists, fellow optometrists and many others who are now raving fans of this program.
- Explain why the achievements you have highlighted are unique or significant. If possible compare the achievements to the performance of other players in your industry and/or to the organization's past performance (up to 250 words):
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Vision Therapy is a very niche specialty in the Optometric world. Very few doctors specialize in it and most people have never heard of it. Doing exercises to retrain your brain to use your eyes in a way that transforms how you interact with the world around you not only changes how a person sees themselves, but changes what is possible for them. Through doing vision therapy, children become readers, behavioral issues resolve, stroke victims can return to work, concussion patients can get back to driving and much more. Dr. Collier and her team have taken the knowledge they have acquired from a combined over 40 years of experience and consolidated that into digital programs like 4D Built to Read. This method has made this treatment that was previously only available for the wealthy, accessible to millions more.
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