
Helping Children See, Learn, & Thrive
At Belle Vue Specialty Eye Care, we go beyond checking eyesight to understand how vision affects learning, development, and daily life.
Functional optometry looks at the connection between the eyes, the brain, and how we process the world around us. This approach helps us identify vision challenges that may impact reading, sports, or everyday activities, especially for children.
Functional optometry can help identify the underlying causes of visual stress that may affect attention, academic performance, and confidence.
If your child struggles with focus, eye coordination, or visual comfort, we can help. Book an appointment today to see how functional optometry can make a difference.
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Who Can Benefit From Functional Optometry?
While functional optometry can help people of all ages, our clinic specializes in pediatric care for children who may:
- Have reading difficulties or read slower than their peers
- Struggle with eye-hand coordination
- Avoid reading or studying
- Have trouble with visually demanding sports
- Spend long hours on digital devices
- Experience eye fatigue, burning, or irritation
- Have been diagnosed with strabismus (crossed eyes) or amblyopia (lazy eye)

How We Create a Treatment Plan
Our process begins with a warm, supportive environment where your child can feel at ease. After a comprehensive assessment, we design a personalized treatment plan that may include:
- Vision therapy
- Additional behavioral exams for stressful visual tasks
- Strategies to reduce visual stress
- Prescription glasses tailored to your child’s needs
- Specialty lenses for headaches, migraines, or concussion recovery
- Syntonics (light therapy) to enhance vision function
Early intervention can make a significant difference in learning, coordination, and future success.
How Functional Optometry Differs From a Regular Eye Exam
A standard eye exam focuses on how clearly you can see and checks for eye health concerns such as glaucoma, cataracts, and retinal issues. Functional optometry looks deeper, examining how well your eyes work together and how efficiently your brain processes visual information.
During a functional vision assessment, we evaluate:
- Eye coordination and teamwork
- Focusing ability
- Eye movements and tracking
- Depth perception and 3D vision
- Visual processing speed and accuracy
By understanding these skills, we can address vision-related challenges that a traditional exam might miss.

See the Difference Functional Optometry Can Make
Your vision is more than just clarity. Functional optometry can uncover and address hidden challenges that affect learning, sports performance, and daily life. If you or your child struggle with reading, focus, eye strain, or hand-eye coordination, a deeper look at visual skills may be the key to lasting improvement.
Contact us to book an appointment today to find out how our comprehensive approach can help you or your child see, learn, and live with greater ease.
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Our Address
- 7117 Highway 98, Suite 30
- Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Contact Information
- Phone: (601) 475-2020
- Fax: (800) 493-5956
- Email: hello@bellevuesec.com
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What Our Patients are Saying
Several years before seeing Dr. Lott our child had surgery to “correct” her particular eye issue. We were told by other doctors she needed same surgery again for the same issue, but instead we decided to try Vision therapy at Belle Vue. Best decision we ever made! Dr. Lott, Dr. Maples, and the staff at Belle Vue have worked wonders with our child’s vision. Wish we would have tried vision therapy from the very beginning. Our child’s vision & grades have greatly improved and now LOVES to read! Belle Vue is the BEST!!
MR
The best combination of professional expertise and caring, individual attention around! Dr. Megan and all the staff were incredibly helpful in providing direction and care for our newly adopted twins from China, and the time they spent making sure the kids felt comfortable was over-and-above what I ever expected. Cannot recommend them highly enough!
LM
My kids love coming here! They are very kind, caring, patient, and friendly. Love the staff and Dr. Lott!!!
BM
If your child has been struggling in school, I encourage you to bring them here before you do anything else. My daughter had vision issues beyond the usual 20/20 that were inhibiting reading comprehension, writing, and focus. When Dr Lott had measured tests with a plan to treat and improve each one my daughter’s challenges, I knew we had come to the right place. She just did her final evaluation, and her progress over twelve weeks of therapy was astounding. I’m so very grateful for the wonderful therapists at Belle Vue.
KW
Dr Megan Lott is amazing! My daughter has multiple disabilities and she did not once hesitate to treat her. We had been to two other pediatric ophthalmologists, one which wrote her off and one which advised us to go to the Low Vision clinic, before we found Dr Lott. Dr Lott understood what my focus was for my daughter’s vision and worked to come up with a plan to help her have the best use of her functional vision. We got her glasses this afternoon and she hasn’t stopped looking around and smiling and giggling since! Thank you from this mama’s heart for giving my daughter a whole new world!
CD
My son was struggling in school and had very little confidence in himself. Dr. Lott and the staff at Belle Vue were the help that he needed! The results of his vision therapy amaze me! Homework is no longer an ordeal and he is now an honor roll student. He is now very confident and doesn’t approach things with an “I can’t” attitude. I honestly believe that the vision therapy he received at Belle Vue will help him succeed in life!
AC
Dr. Lott and her staff at Belle Vue Specialty Eye Care are extraordinary. Along with being professional and very knowledgeable, they have such a sincere concern for all of their patients. I cannot thank Dr. Lott and her staff enough for what they have done for my family. The Hattiesburg area is so extremely fortunate to have them treating our children. I will always be grateful!
We love Dr Lott and everyone who works there. They are so nice!! Both of my boys went through vision therapy and the progress they made was remarkable. We can not thank them enough!!
NT
BVESC staff is always so welcoming to my children – even though having my children in the office can be chaotic. Beyond that, they provide in depth exams that go further than do you need a glasses prescription but to try to get to the root of the matter. They provide in-house therapy and refer out for therapy. My son no longer needs glasses due to their services!!!!
BH
Dr. Megan Lott is amazing! Her knowledge and expertise as an eye care specialist is second to none. We are so very grateful for the way she has helped our entire family. She spent countless hours preparing a plan for one of our grandsons and pouring encouragement into his heart and mind to help him overcome dyslexia. Dr. Meagan has our highest recommendation and support.
DR
My son was provided a thorough eye exam and vision testing per Dr. Lott. Outstanding, professional, knowledgeable service combined with superior excellence in listening, assessment and critical thinking skills. The entire staff is great with children (and mom 😉 ). As a mom of 4 kids (oldest is 23y.o., youngest is 9y.o.) and RN background, I admit this is super rare find! Very impressed with Dr. Lott and office staff. Thank y’all so much for caring!!
AM
If you are looking for exceptional service and expertise, this is it. Very knowledgeable, professional, and helpful! Our little guy had a great experience, and the service and eyeglass selection is phenomenal!
KV
Dr. Lott is amazing. After 2 other pediatric ophthalmologists simply dismissed my daughter and her vision deficits, we found Dr. Lott. She believed in Addison’s potential to increase her functional vision. Not only did Addison’s eye tracking improve but her head control all improved because she had a reason to look up now! Dr. Lott does whatever it takes to help a child see!
CD
The most amazing people work in this clinic. My son has been a patient with them for 6 months. He has Autism.
They have been a miracle for us. He is no longer on seizure medication, he wasn’t he having seizures. He couldnt see. His reading on a 8.2 reading level. He is 7. He is more social. ODD and OCD are not as bad.
They found what numerous Dr’s and therapist had missed.
LH
We thought my son had dyslexia because he had so many symptoms that pointed in that direction. Then we heard about Dr Lott! We immediately had him tested and started on therapy. I could see vast improvements in confidence and interest in physical activity. We just finished a second round of therapy and we were shocked at the difference in his testing. He had improved in so many areas.
My favorite thing to date is that he has almost finished reading a 150 page chapter book since yesterday!! He always hated reading before therapy. I couldn’t recommend Bellevue Specialty Eye Care enough!
KR
Dr. Lott was so thorough and took the time to sit and explain everything to me. It was well worth the 85 mile trip one way! There’s gonna be a 10 year old little girl that will see the best in her life from now on. Everyone was very welcoming and polite. Would definitely send people to her.
NC