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Functional MRI Study on Vision Therapy

My optometric colleague Dr. Vince Vicci, was one of the authors on a study that was just published in the Dec. 2010 issue of the Journal of the Academy of Optometry, Optometry & Vision Science.   The research quantified clinical measurements and functional neural changes associated with vision therapy in subjects with convergence insufficiency (CI). […]

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Vision Therapy for Children In CA Schools

GEMS Foundation was featured on a Los Angles TV News special about their research on providing vision therapy for children  in the school setting. The story is about the Eyes in Conflict program. The program finds kids with reading and tracking problems and works to correct them…kids who have trouble reading because their eyes might […]

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Vision Therapy for Kids – Another Success Story

A great new book, giving a mother-daughter perspective of the success of vision therapy for kids. Robin and Jillian Benoit are the  authors of Jillian’s Story: How Vision Therapy Changed My Daughter’s Life.   The book is about how Robin looked beyond their ophthalmologist’s narrow view in treating her daughter’s amblyopia. Here is a summary of […]

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Visual Processing & Academics

Do you have students or children who struggle in school and have difficulty keeping up on schoolwork? Do you have students or children who are frustrated with reading, resist handwriting or timed tests? Did you know that… 1 in 4 school-aged children have visual problems Attention, behavioral or learning difficulties can often be dues to […]

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Visual Learning – Be an Effective Speaker!

Many thanks to Thomas and Amee Lacoq for their excellent LaCoq Practice Development Workshop, “More Patients Breakthrough Course in Plano, Texas.  This course is designed to teach optometrists and their staff how to effectively communicate with parents and educators about the importance of visual learning for academic success. Highlights included: Very specific ways to communicate […]

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Primary Care Optometrists- Need to Refer for Vision Therapy

Dr. James Thimons, a well known speaker and expert in optometry, recommends in his article found in Primary Care Optometry that adult patients who present with a recent onset of double vision should be evaluated for a possible underlying neurological problems (like a stroke or multiple sclerosis…) .  Vision therapy is often necessary in treating […]

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Healthier Students Are Better Learners

Charles E. Basch, Ph.D. is the Richard March Hoe Professor of Health Education at Teachers  College, Columbia University. Professor Basch presented a fascinating lecture at the New York Academy of  Medicine on, “Healthier Students Are Better Learners: A Missing Link In Efforts To Close The Achievement Gap”. In his presentation, Professor Bausch focused on how health […]

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Vision Revision For ADHD Diagnosis — Research Summary

It may be common, but the stats are still staggering. Last year, 4.5 million U.S. kids were diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD. That’s more than seven percent of all children in the U.S.  But a new study shows more than one million of those kids may be misdiagnosed.  Click here to read […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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