“Where did you get that gorgeous piece of artwork?!” Our office has been buzzing with excitement over this work of art, which doubles as a vision therapy activity! PuzzleArtist Alli Berman applies beautiful colors to tiles rather than canvas.…
Year: 2013
Building a 3-D Brain!
Kudos to Vision Therapy patient and blogger Michael Lievens! Michael’s blog, “Getting past double vision one day at a time,” explores his challenges and gains as he has learned to use his two eyes as a team. This particular post…
Grand Opening! New Location!
We are On The Move! Dr. Slotnick and her staff, family and friends have been hard at work behind the scenes, creating a new space, dedicated for: Vision! learning! exploration! …
Does Vision Therapy Help Myopia?
This question came up on a parent support list. Many parents are looking for trying to understand why their child is going near-sighted, and what options are available. Thoughts and comments welcome! “My 5 year-old daughter has been diagnosed with…
Does Optometric Vision Therapy Work?
My esteemed colleague, Dominick Maino, O.D., M.Ed., runs a blog called “MainosMemos.” In it, he helps both colleagues and lay-people keep abreast of what’s new in the world of Optometry, vision research, education, clinical practice, patient perspective, etc. Many thanks…
Not Alone! Vision Therapy Support Community
Today I came across a family-run blog with the specific purpose of sharing their experiences with vision therapy. Vision therapy offers an opportunity to adjust one’s perspective, to consider another viewpoint. On the website, TheViewFromHere.me, a dedicated mother introduces herself and her…
Seeing in Color
I came across an interesting (and somewhat disturbing!) info-cartoon in The Oatmeal about an unusual creature, the MANTIS SHRIMP. The fascinating part to me is that the creature has an extraordinary potential for color vision which completely dwarfs our paltry…
What is Optometric Vision Therapy?
Many patients come to my office wondering what the difference is between optometrists and ophthalmologists, and between optometrists and opticians…. What makes a “behavioral optometrist” different from a primary care optometrist? And WHAT is optometric vision therapy?? The links below…
Careful what you wish for!
Two years ago, I wrote a blog piece for COVD (College of Optometrists in Vision Development) to help patients with strabismus (eye turns) learn more about their options for treating the problem. Boy, did it take off! See the follow-up blog (Careful…
The Slotnick Scramble!
In 2010, the Journal of Behavioral Optometry published my write-up of a vision therapy activity which I designed and use frequently. To read about the activity and the various aspects of visual processing which it is designed to support, please…
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