Thanks to Mardy Ross, OTR, Senior Contributor to the excellent website, Lumigrate… a site dedicated to “lighting the path to health and well-being.” Mardy’s site is very integrative in nature, especially focusing on chronic types of illnesses like fibromyalgia. Lumigrate strives to be a trusted, honest and progressive source of information for health-seekers. It brings […]
Another Joint Statement Regarding LD, Dyslexia, & Vision – A Rebuttal
Joseph Manley, MD a physician and medical-legal expert witness states that , “The conclusions (particularly the failure to recommend optometric vision therapy for children likely to benefit from it) of the American Academy of Pediatrics report on Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia and Vision are based on exclusion of the most relevant data and inconsistent application of […]
What Are These People DOING?
Take a look at the picture below. Why are all these student walking around looking through hand-made “telescopes”? This picture was taken during my lecture at Regis University, during the Exceptional Child Course. These students are our future teachers, taking courses to receive their college degree in education. I was demonstrating how vision impacts movement […]
Visual Tracking & Academic Performance
“In my experience, “visual tracking” is a term that seems to be universally recognized by classroom teachers, yet frequently misunderstood for the relationship of this visual ability to reading and learning. In a general way, teachers have learned that visual tracking refers to an eye movement and.. ” Click here to read entire blog, written […]
Child Development resources for Parents
Thanks to my colleague, Dr. Dom Maino, he has included a great resource for parents on his blog. The link allows you to download pdfs regarding fact sheets on the developmental milestones by age. It starts with several months and then goes by years until 5 years old. A great resource-just remember that each child […]
It’s a Holiday Book Gift Basket!- Great Gift for Friends, Family, Teachers
14 Fabulous Colorado Authors with 14 Different Topics! Do you have kids on your gift-giving list who need help in getting organized, with school work or improving their sports performance? Got teen girls? How about baseball coaches or anyone seeking spiritual enlightenment? Anyone who wants money smarts? How about just a great adventure read or an […]
So Much More to Vision than Seeing
A Developmental optometric colleague in Israel just sent an email to his fellow optometrists. It’s a beautiful demonstration to stop for a moment and take notice as to what is really important in life: “I just wanted to share something that happened today that reminded me that I practice optometry in Jerusalem. I was examining an […]
Dr. Sue Lowe-My Inspiration
My gracious and wonderful friend, Dr. Sue Lowe from Laramie, WY, was featured in Women In Optometry Magazine (Nov 2010). If there were more people like Sue, this world would be a nice place to live! Congrats Sue!
Vision Therapy Changed Jillian's Life
Before November 2008, 11-year-old Jillian Benoit used to see two of her mom — and any other person in her peripheral line of sight. She thought holes in the ground were only flat circles. And when she read long textbook passages at school, her head ached. Click here to read entire story
So Much to be Thankful For
November’s E-Newsletter is dedicated to Thanksgiving, one of my favorite inspirational holidays. Thanksgiving is a time for me to acknowledge and be thankful for all my blessings. Yes, this should be done daily, but too often my busy life consumes me and I may neglect and not be aware of those wonderful daily happenings. A […]