Healthy eyes. 20/20 acuity. Yet some folks (any age!) struggle to: orient themselves find what is right in front of them relate the details to the context relate the figure to the ground see the forest for the trees …
Category: Vision Therapy
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…
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…
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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