Functional vision refers to the visual skills required for you to live your best, successful life. You might be surprised how much your vision impacts nearly every aspect of your life – from work or school to daily tasks and even your safety and comfort.
There are many different pieces to healthy vision, and even if you see 20/20 you may still be suffering from a hidden visual dysfunction. If you feel like something is just not right, we invite you to learn more about functional vision and see if it is the missing piece to your puzzle.
Learn more about your symptoms related to vision. Schedule a full evaluation or free screening.
Inland Vision Therapy diagnoses and treats a wide range of visual conditions including:
Come learn all about how important your vision is in all activities of daily life – it definitely is more than just having 20/20 vision with or without glasses!
At Inland Vision Therapy, we offer a range of specialized therapy services for individuals of all ages to improve functional vision. We use many different types of activities and special exercises that target neuro pathways and strengthen visual-motor skills. With repetition and time, these exercises train the brain to develop new pathways, allowing the visual system to operate with improved function, efficiency, and control. The result is better vision with less strain, less symptoms, improved performance, and happy patients!




Overcome visual struggles for better function and performance.
Restore visual function after injury or trauma.
Optimize visual performance for sports and daily activities.
Restore your brain's sensory processing ability and regain control.
Many people experience amazing improvements with their therapy sessions at Inland Vision Therapy. We would love to visit with you and see if we can help you, too. We’ll help you find the root of your symptoms and provide a clear, honest assessment of whether therapy is right for you.
Schedule a free pre-evaluation and an initial test of visual function. Come discuss your concerns, get some answers, and see how we can help.
After a series of visual testings, an eye scan, and conference with our doctor, you'll get a full report, diagnosis, and treatment plan if needed.
Real results from some of our amazing patients:

At Inland Vision Therapy, Dr. Rikson Zollinger and his highly trained and caring team are dedicated to helping YOU succeed in life! As we accurately identify and effectively address functional visual deficits, we are passionate about helping patients of all ages achieve life-changing effects by improving, enhancing, and rehabilitating your functional vision!
My son says he liked the activities and they helped him with his vision. He wanted better hand-eye coordination and progressed really far in that area. His individualized program decreased his eye fatigue. We are grateful for this office and all of their hard work.
The entire crew at Inland Vision Therapy deserves recognition for outstanding customer service, encouragement and support! Even on my most challenging days they have listened and validated my concerns so that I remain motivated to keep working toward my progress. I've seen measurable gains in such a short period of... read more time and it makes my daily activities easier. I've learned so much and am excited to continue my therapy as needed. I highly recommend them! Thank you Inland Vision Therapy!!
Dr. Z and Kristen are so wonderful! Easy to talk and both have helped us have a better understanding on how eye therapy works. My daughter has enjoyed her eye therapy and likes the activities. We have definitely seen improvement with eye therapy and I highly recommend Inland Eye Therapy.
I have to say Vision Therapy was a great experience. They taught me so much about myself and how my brain works. I have benefited from vision therapy in countless ways. One of those ways was I had terrible depth perception and with my therapist and Dr. Zollingers help I... read more now have better than average depth perception, which will help me in the future with driving and hunting. All in all I think vision therapy was a great experience and I would recommend it to all people who need help with their vision.
I came here for intense testing on my cervical vertigo. The testing proved my vertigo was from my cervical spine. 4 years later I ask for more help. I get a personalized phone call and a doctor recommendation for potential dizziness or blurred vision from medications. I would highly... read more recommend this doctor and his office staff. I believe this has been my best doctor experience in the 20 years of issues. Thank you to everyone for helping me, even 4 years later!
We currently have three of our children at Inland Vision Therapy. All three are making real progress. We have seen significant improvement in the reading of our 11-year old son. Our 12-year old daughter, who was reading fine, but not often, is reading much more and enjoying it! Our 21-year... read more old is getting close to no longer needing her neuro lenses, which is huge. Headaches for all of them have dramatically decreased. We've been very impressed with Dr. Zollinger and all his staff. Everyone is professional, kind, and seem very invested in the success of their clients.
My daughter just graduated from her eye therapy sessions and it was a great experience from start to finish! Everyone is so helpful, professional and so nice! Each and every time we felt well taken care of. Her vision has improved immensely and she is a much happier girl because... read more of it! If you or anyone you know are having vision difficulties, I highly recommend making an appointment with Washington Vision Therapy Center! A huge thanks to all at the Spokane branch!
My grandson is going to vision therapy. Since he started doing therapy. His headaches have stopped. He isn't having double vision and he's much more confident when he reads. If you have a child with reading issues. I'd suggest getting his eyes checked out. We had no idea his reading... read more problems were do to eye issues. I highly recommend Washington eye therapy. It works wonders.
My son is currently in his second round of therapy. Dr. Zollinger truly listened to my concerns about my son’s depth perception and tracking. We have seen a complete 180 in his ability and it has improved his confidence in daily activity. Now that he’s older we are working on... read more skills to help with his reading. I love how they build genuine relationships with their patients. My son is excited to go each week and is self motivated to complete therapy homework. I can’t thank Dr. Z and the staff enough for the life changing work they have provided to my son. I would highly recommend Inland Vision Therapy!
We have really enjoyed working with Dr. Zollinger and his team. They are all happy, helpful and pleasant to work with. My kiddo's reading has definitely improved as has his eye tracking and teaming. The therapists keep the exercises interesting and fun which makes it easier to... read more do the work at home. I think the improvements here are translating into improvements we are seeing in other therapy evals as well. Seeing the objective computer measurements of his eye movements was really reassuring in our decision to continue with therapy. Thank you Dr. Z and team!
Eye therapy has helped me so much in school and baseball. It makes me feel more confident. - N, age 12 We are so blessed to have the help, therapy and encouragement for our son. It has changed him for a lifetime. Very positive experience. Thank you IVT! -... read more Jen, mother
Dr Zollinger is very thorough and explains things so well. He takes the time to answer all your questions and you can tell he really cares about his patients! The front office is also very nice and helpful and the waiting room is always quiet and a nice place to... read more wait while my son does his therapy in the back. Highly recommend!
My experience here was spectacular. I have chronic migraines and my previous eye doctor told me it couldn’t possibly be anything to do with my eyes. Came here out of desperation years later because my quality of life was so bad, and Dr. Z helped me figure out what was... read more actually going on. I can’t currently afford the therapy but just having the evaluation done and someone who listened was incredible. The doctor took his time understanding my issue and explained in depth what he was doing and why. I have been wearing my new glasses for less than a week and my headaches are almost gone! It has been literally life changing. Everyone there was wonderful; they really care about their patients.
They are so informative with the way they explain what’s going on with your eyes and have helped our son so much! Thank you all for all your hard work.
My daughter received vision therapy at Inland Vision Therapy and it has been life changing. We hadn’t heard of vision therapy before but we’re so grateful for how it has helped her with reading, learning, and confidence. Super thankful and would highly recommend!!
We are so thankful to have been referred to Inland Vision Therapy. Both of our kids are patients of Dr. Z. The progress they have both made is incredible. You will be in great hands.
We LOVE Dr. Zollinger and Dan! Before therapy our son was behind a grade level in reading (14 WPM) and after only 8 sessions is reading at grade level (50+ WPM)!! Karla and Andie are great with insurance, scheduling and text reminders-keeping us informed the whole time. We are extremely... read more happy we made the investment in vision therapy for our son!
I had such a kind, caring experience. The office staff was thorough and considerate. The providers were so passionate and knowledgeable, and you could tell they genuinely wanted to help. I was encouraged multiple times to engage in asking questions and explaining my experience. It is so refreshing to have... read more medical providers and their staff like this!
The staff at Inland Vision Therapy and Dr Z have been absolutely wonderful to work with. They have always given us all of our options and let us decide what we want to do. They have taken our insurance in the past. We really appreciate their patience and care.
We have been with Inland Vision Therapy for several weeks now and have found the care thorough and friendly. My daughter has found it easy to work with her therapist and likes her very much. We look forward to continuing to watch progress!