Month: April 2013

Not Alone! Vision Therapy Support Community

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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

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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!

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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