Vision Therapy Specialist in Inwood, NY

At Advanced Vision Long Island, that specialist is Dr. Marcie Evans Stein, OD FABM OVDRA — one of a small number of optometrists in the New York metropolitan area recognized by the Optometric Vision Development and Rehabilitation Association (OVDRA) for advanced competency in vision therapy. With more than 40 years of clinical experience, Dr. Stein has helped thousands of children and adults build the visual skills they need to read, learn, and function comfortably.

Dr. Stein earned her Doctor of Optometry degree and subsequently pursued advanced fellowship training in vision therapy and binocular vision, achieving both the FABM (Fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine) and OVDRA (Optometric Vision Development and Rehabilitation Association) designations. These credentials place her among a select group of developmental optometrists who have demonstrated clinical mastery in vision therapy through peer review and advanced examination.

Over a career spanning more than 40 years, Dr. Stein has developed a particular focus on children who struggle in school due to undetected vision problems — including convergence insufficiency, tracking disorders, and visual processing deficits — as well as adults who experience chronic headaches, screen fatigue, or double vision. She co-founded Advanced Vision Long Island with Dr. Esther Moller to bring specialist-level vision therapy to the Inwood and Long Island communities.

Dr. Stein supervises every vision therapy program at the practice, designing individualized treatment plans and conducting progress evaluations to ensure each patient's program adapts as their skills develop.

• Convergence Insufficiency — the leading cause of reading-related eyestrain, headaches, and difficulty concentrating in children and adults
• Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) — reduced vision in one eye corrected through binocular vision therapy rather than patching alone
• Strabismus (Eye Turn) — misaligned eyes treated with vision therapy, sometimes in conjunction with surgical care
• Accommodative Dysfunction — difficulty shifting focus between near and far distances, often presenting as blurred vision after reading
• Eye Tracking Disorder — erratic eye movements that disrupt reading fluency and sports performance
• Learning-Related Vision Problems — visual processing and binocular deficits that masquerade as reading or attention disorders
• Post-Concussion Vision Syndrome — visual symptoms following traumatic brain injury, including double vision, light sensitivity, and tracking difficulty

Our vision therapy practice serves patients of all ages — from children as young as 4 or 5 who are first showing signs of a binocular vision problem, to school-age children whose reading struggles have gone unexplained, to adults managing screen-heavy careers or recovering from head injury. Every program begins with a comprehensive functional vision evaluation and is tailored to the individual's specific deficits, goals, and schedule.

We see patients from Inwood, Long Island, Queens, Nassau County, and the broader New York metropolitan area.

Advanced Vision Long Island is a two-doctor practice. Alongside Dr. Stein's vision therapy specialty, Dr. Esther Moller, OD, FAAO — a Certified Low Vision Specialist with a residency at the Northport VA Medical Center — provides comprehensive low vision rehabilitation for patients with macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and post-stroke vision loss. Whether you are seeking vision therapy or low vision care, both specialties are available at our Inwood, NY office.