Approaching Myopia Holistically: Behavioral Optometry Offers Hope Jul 31, 2024 09:31AM ● By Dr. Samantha Slotnick Natural Awakenings Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess NY In Print: August 2024 issue, featured article For this and additional clinical information, see our website for Mind-Body-World…
Author: Samantha Slotnick
Visual Skills for Success in School
Samantha Slotnick
Posted in Education, Learning-related Vision Problems, Public Health, Vision & ADHD, Visual Stress
—
No Comments ↓
Most children are capable of clear and single binocular vision, sufficient for reading the eye chart at a distance of 20 feet on a screening. But for children to perform well at school, they also need to develop the eye movement control for supporting good comprehens…
Dry Eye Syndrome and Corneal Sensitivity
Guest author, Seth Biser, MD A continuing education lecture with Dr. Biser sparked some lively discussion and follow-up. Dr. Biser was kind enough to share the results of his research: Question: Are patients with chronic dry eye syndrome at an…
How Vision Affects Posture And Movement
Published in Natural Awakenings, April 2020, and online at wakeupnaturally.com The purpose of vision is to direct action. What entices a baby to reach for a toy? Learn to crawl? Take first steps? It’s the information that vision provides about…
Screen time: Tell-tale signs of an associated Vision Problem
Samantha Slotnick
Posted in Education, General, Holistic support, Learning-related Vision Problems, Public Health, Vision Development, Visual Stress
—
No Comments ↓
“Screen-related near-point work can trigger problems with eye teaming, focusing control, eye-tracking skills and a tendency towards tunnel vision.”
Light Therapy: Expanding one’s boundaries between seeing and non-seeing
Samantha Slotnick
Posted in Education, General, Holistic support, Public Health, Vision Therapy, Visual Stress
—
No Comments ↓
How open is your window to the world? Are the shades helping you keep a modest, controlled vantage, so as to avoid overload? Are the curtains drawn back, revealing a bright, colorful universe, ready for your engagement? This brief article,…
The Visual Process… in Life, in Dance, in Practice!
After presenting a 2-day seminar at Okanagan Vision Therapy, I sat down for a philosophical chat with my host, Dr. Paul Rollett, an inspired Behavioral Optometrist practicing in Kelowna, British Columbia (Canada!). We talked about many spheres of life: How…
Visual-Motor Development … the Precursor to Classroom Success!
Samantha Slotnick
Posted in Education, General, Learning-related Vision Problems, Public Health, Vision Development, Vision Therapy
—
No Comments ↓
The purpose of vision is TO GUIDE MOVEMENT! But did you know that most infants “look” with their mouths… and then “look” with their hands before they trust their eyes?? This brief article, published in Natural Awakenings,…
Behavioral Optometry? What’s that about?
Samantha Slotnick
Posted in Education, General, Learning-related Vision Problems, Outreach, Vision & ADHD, Vision Development, Vision Therapy
—
No Comments ↓
Join Radio Personality Kacey Morabito Grean and Dr. Slotnick in an introductory discussion on Behavioral Optometry. They explore: Vision and learning Academic performance Signs of vision problems Eyesight vs Vision … and what can be done to help! Aired on…
What is a Saccade?
Samantha Slotnick
Posted in Education, Learning-related Vision Problems, Vision Development, Visual Stress
—
2 Comments ↓
This question came across a parent education and support forum on Facebook (Vision Therapy Parents Unite). Eye movement skills have a lot of complicated underlying neurology. This blog post was written to offer patients some explanations for oculomotor dysfunction or deficits in saccadic…
Recent Comments