Learning Lenses

In honor of August being Children’s Vision & Learning Month, Dr. Slotnick has made a contribution to Natural Awakenings Magazine:   In this article, Dr. Slotnick helps parents identify important questions for their child’s educational wellness:   Learning Lenses: Bringing focus to the Brain

Posted in Public Health, Visual Stress

Strabismus Surgery Outcomes

Many thanks to Dr. Dominick Maino for his valuable review article, and the slide presentation, below. Is Strabismus Surgery a tried-and-true option? Would you want your child to have the benefit of strabismus therapy before attempting surgery? The following slideshow review is compiled from

Posted in Public Health, Strabismus

Highlight on “Do You See What I See? A Scientist’s Journey Into 3-D”

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I hope you can take a few minutes to enjoy this conversation on Stereo-vision, aired on NPR. This is an interview with “Stereo Sue” Barry. If you are short on time, please see the link for a couple of vignettes

Posted in Strabismus, Vision Development

Infant Vision Assessments: What Should I Ask?

A recent post on the Facebook group, Vision Therapy Parents Unite, was looking for info on what to expect from a pediatric optometrist’s assessment of an infant’s vision. An evaluation at an early age (under 2 years) may look like

Posted in General, Public Health, Vision Development

Neurological bases for Binocular Vision, and implications for Vision Therapy

Many thanks to Len Press for identifying this collection of articles on the neurological underpinnings of VISION and visual processing. Dr. Press’ blog highlights this diagram from the article, Origins of Strabismus.   When strabismus is diagnosed, it is on

Posted in Strabismus

Buying Glasses Online?

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.

Posted in General, Public Health

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

Posted in General, Public Health, Vision Development

Factors Affecting Success in Strabismus Therapy

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  The following question came from a mom whose daughter is being treated for congenital strabismus (an eye turn since birth). Mom has been reading Sue Barry’s book, Fixing My Gaze, and presented the following, excellent question: If we are

Posted in Strabismus, Vision Development, Vision Therapy

Strabismus Surgery Consideration: Anesthesia in Infancy

Just a quick post to draw attention to one of the often-overlooked considerations of strabismus surgery:    All major surgeries come with the risk of anesthesia.  But the risk of putting infants under general anesthesia is tremendous.    In a

Posted in Strabismus, Vision Development

No Brain, No Gain! …Going beyond the EYE

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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

Posted in General, Vision Development, Vision Therapy