“Are contact lenses appropriate, or even safe, for my child to wear?” Many parents ask me those questions. Our practice, Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center PC, has been successfully fitting […]
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Wii Technology Helps Brain Injuries
Neuroplasticity research shows that brain cells can sprout new neurons after brain injury-even with adults. Vision rehabilitation, provided by optometrists trained in Vision Therapy, have been successfully treating the visual […]
New "Discovery" Treating Vision Problems In Patients with TBI
Dr. Dom Maino reviews an interesting article about how ophthalmology has suddenly “discovered” how important treating binocular dysfunction (difficulties in eye coordination) is with patient suffering from traumatic brain injury. […]
3-D TV Won't Permanently Impair Vision
Looks like the TV makers have accepted that approximately 20% of the population may have discomfort or difficulty watching 3-D TV and movies. “The TV maker warns that 3-D […]
Learning & the Brain Research-Join Me
Many of you have requested information regarding the Learning & the Brain Conference that I attended in Feb. 2010 in San Francisco. This is a national interdisciplinary scientific and education conference that […]
Vision Disorder Makes 3-D Vision Fall Flat-WSJ
From the Wall Street Journal By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries Hollywood studios and TV manufacturers are banking on 3-D to be the next big thing in entertainment. But for people with certain […]
Millions of Americans Unable to see in 3-D
More movies are being made in 3-D–Avatar, Alice in Wonderland… According to the American Optometric Association (AOA), from 3-9 MILLION people have problems with binocular vision prohibiting them from watching […]
NY Times VISION THERAPY Story Update
COVD (College of Optometrists in Vision Development) has a webpage of comments and resources regarding the NY Times article on vision therapy. Click here to see the reference or go […]
OT Collaboration
Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation presents the10th International Symposium and Pre-Conference Institute. Thanks to Dr. Lucy Miller, Founder and Executive Director Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation and STAR Center and author of Sensational […]
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 & […]