It was phenomenal watching the athletes over the past 3 weeks utilize visualization and vision therapy in their training and competition preparation. Olympic mogul skier, Michelle Roark explains, “I’ve found [this training has] really, really helped me. It’s not exactly the clarity of how your eyes are working but how well your eyes function as […]
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Athletes The Eyes Have It
Thanks to Irv Moss of The Denver Post for his great article featuring two patients who beautifully demonstrate the success of vision therapy in sports performance. What started in August to be a feature article on COVD’s August is Vision & Learning Month featuring All-Pro Football Receiver Larry Fitzgerald ending up being an introduction to […]
Free Webinars for Parents and Teachers
Plesae join me to learn about the critical link between vision and learning. 20/20 is NOT perfect vision For more information and registration: www.LynnHellerstein.com/webinar
Want to Empower Your Students?
At the Learning & Brain Conference I had the opportunity to listen to a number of insightful speakers. Here’s information on one of them, Dr. Judy Willis. Read neurologist & teacher, Dr. Judy Willis’, new article, “How to Teach Students About the “Brain.” December 2009/January 2010 | Volume 67 | Number 4 .Health and Learning “I guide […]
Learning & the Brain Conference
Great fun in San Francisco for a Learning & the Brain Conference: Creating Smarter Schools: Intelligence and education. Its a meeting of psychologists, physicians and educator. Research on the brain, attention deficit disorders (ADHD), intelligence, and stress will be presented. Programs to improve academic and social/emotional performance will also be discussed. Why am I going? […]
Increase Student IQ & Achievement
Off to San Francisco for a fascinating conference: Learning & the Brain Conference Using Brain Research to Increase Student IQ & Achievement http://www.learningandthebrain.com/brain25.html One of my vision therapy patients, a special education teacher, attended last year’s meeting. She was so excited that the many of the recommendations to enhance children’s success in learning were through […]
Autism Seeing the Vision Connection
Thanks to Dr. Dan Fortenbacher & Nancy Torgerson for forwarding this information! From Temple Grandin to Moms Fighting Autism…seeing the vision connection Statistics from the Autism Society shows that autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in the US. Current studies are suggesting that Autism is occurring in 1 in 110 children with nearly 1.5 million […]
New Book Congrats to Drs Eide
Here is a note from my colleagues and friends, Drs. Fernette & Brock Eide: Dear Dyslexic Advantage Friends, We’re happy to share with you that we sold our book The Dyslexic Advantage to Penguin, the Hudson Street Books imprint. It’s a book that we’ve always wanted to write because it’s seemed such mistake to view […]
New Midwest Book Review
It’s easy to say to do well in school, but actually doing it proves much more difficult. “See it. Say It. Do It.: The Parent’s & Teacher’s Action Guide to Creating Successful Students & Confident Kids” is a guide to helping students really gain a more consistent performance in school when they seem generally smart, […]
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 […]