Recently, I posted an article concerned with the purchasing of eyewear online. A friend raised the question of how to balance the cost-saving choice against the expense of eyewear. He cited an article about Luxottica and their monopoly on frames.…
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Visually Ready: Healthy Eyes, Healthy Brain
Click below to read Dr. Slotnick’s article, published in Natural Awakenings Magazine, in honor of August,Children’s Vision & Learning Month! Visually Ready:Healthy Eyes, Healthy Brain August is Vision & Learning Month—a great opportunity to make sure your child is prepared…
No Brain, No Gain! …Going beyond the EYE
Most folks have trouble separating the eye and sight. But if you think about it, sight really does not happen in the eye… it takes place in the BRAIN. On a rudimentary level: We SEE a mixture of borders, shades and…
Creeping and Crawling… What’s the rush to walk?
Recently, I have had several patients asking about the significance of creeping and/or crawling on our patient history form. Have you heard of Tummy Time? There are lots of opportunities for learning and integrating body organization skills and reflexes while…
Holistic Care, Striving toward BALANCE
I just had the great pleasure of reading an article published 20 years ago, An Essay on the Reconciliation of Opposites, by friend and colleague Steve Gallop, O.D. We have the choice to apply such philosophy in the treatment of…
The Color She Sees Me!
“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.…
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 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…
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