A Dream Come True

Bruce, my husband, is living his dream.  His non-profit baseball museum, B’s Ballpark Museum, has a new home-right across from the Blake Street entrance at Coors Field.  Visualize this…Its opening day of the season.  Thousands of people are walking to the game.  They see the new Museum-  “wow! What a treat.  To re-live the past […]

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Bifocals for kids slow nearsightedness

Recently, the Archives of Ophthalmology published the results of a study that has its basis in developmental vision. The study confirmed what developmental optometrists have known for years: bifocal glasses can help to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children. The study involved 153 children ages 8 to 13 that were randomly selected to receive […]

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Signing in Seattle

Would you like an fun, easy opportunity to network with parents and teachers in the Seattle area? Please join me on Thursday evening, Feb. 25, 2010 at 7PM at a Community Book Signing Celebration at Mockingbird Books in Seattle (near Green Lake).  Enjoy a short presentation and book signing of my new award-winning book: See It. Say It. […]

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Top 10 Books for Teachers In 2009

See It. Say It. Do It! was named one of the Top 10 Books for Teachers In 2009 by The School Principal Blog http://www.schoolprincipalblog.com/?p=302

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Exciting News! – iParenting Media Award Winner

My new book, See It. Say It. Do It! is an honored recipient of an iParenting Media Award.  The 2010 awards were announced Jan. 19, 2010. This award is given by iParenting.com, a Disney Internet Group media property, a premiere product evaluation and testing service in the country. Ta-Dah!! http://iparentingmediaawards.com/winners/26/Book.php

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From Dr. Dom Maino-Avatar

MainoMemos Blogger Quoted in Chicago Sun Times – way to go Dom!! Chicago Sun Times columnist Mark Brown’s January 20th’s column title was: “Don’t be startled if ‘Avatar’ makes you nauseated- 3-D effects could leave you feeling like you ate a bad oyster” . ICO faculty Drs. Kelly Frantz and Dominick Maino and SUNY faculty […]

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Press Release: Avatar 3-D Movie May Make You Sick

For Immediate Release January 19, 2010 Contact: Lynn F. Hellerstein, O.D., FCOVD, FAAO Developmental Optometrist Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, PC LHellerstein@HBVision.net www.HBVision.net 303-850-9499 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Avatar 3-D Movie May Make You Sick College of Optometrists in Vision Development offers advice for those having trouble with seeing in 3-D Centennial, CO – With Avatar […]

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Avatar – More Vision Complaints!

Avatar is enjoying its fifth week as a box office hit, and people are heading to movie theaters to experience the thrill of the 3-D action and adventure. Unfortunately, many will be miss out because they can’t see 3-D. Research has shown that up to 56% of those 18 to 38 years of age have […]

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Avatar Can Make You Sick

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/6952352/Do-3D-films-make-you-sick.html The sci-fi blockbuster movie, Avatar, is causing visual and other physical symptoms in  people with certain types of vision problems (lazy eye, eye teaming difficulties, strabismus (crossed or lazy eye), uncorrected vision, etc.)  Headaches, eye discomfort, dizziness, nausea and numerous other symptoms have been reported after watching this new 3D movie.

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20/20 is NOT Perfect Vision

Focus on Vision, Not Eyesight 20/20 is NOT perfect vision. Many children have 20/20 eyesight yet still have vision problems. Vision disorders are the Number 1 handicap for children in America today. Vision is the dominant sense for learning and school success. One in four school-age children have vision difficulties according to Prevent Blindness America. More […]

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