My gratitude to the GWCO (Great Western Council Optometry) Board for the opportunity to speak this past weekend to their optometric meeting. Over 100 optometrists attended my 2 lectures: Vision Therapy Grand Rounds and The Power of Visualization. Great interest, questions and response. It’s exciting to see how many primary care optometrists were interested […]
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Dr. Hellerstein Reports an Extraordinary Tour De Optometry Year
Now in its sixth year, the COVD Tour de Optometry Program continues to bring “private practice” to the schools and colleges of optometry. “The Tour continues to thrive. We are connecting with the optometric students, residents, faculty, and the administration at all the schools and colleges of optometry across the United States and Canada,” states Dr. […]
Why are parents so lax about their children's eyes?
Thanks to Dr. Dom Maino for his blog report on: Why are parents so lax about their children’s eyes? “…children accept poor vision as normal because they don’t know any better. And while vision screenings provided in school may detect some eye problems, serious vision and eye health conditions don’t always surface in such examinations. […]
Fact or Fiction: Do You Really Need an Annual Eye Exam?
Dr. Dom Maino beautifully summarizes: BILL NYE DEBUNKS EYE EXAM MYTHS ON VSP VISION CARE’S NEW ONLINE VIDEO SERIES: VSP EyeFiles(SM) Myths like: Myth: Wearing glasses tends to weaken the eyes. Myth: Children do not need to have their vision tested until they are at least 5. Myth: If you can see fine, your eyes […]
Consumer Reports on 3D Vision Problems
Consumer reports in their Health.org blog recommends the following: Bottom line: If you’ve experienced problems viewing 3D images, you’re better off going to 2D versions of movies and watching TV on conventional sets. To try to determine why you’ve had 3D vision difficulty, consider making an appointment with an eye care professional—either an ophthalmologist or […]
The Visuality of Reading
Dr. Len Press, my esteemed colleague, writes in his blog about Oliver Sach’s latest “A Neurologist Notebook” piece in the New Yorker Magazine (June 28, 2010). Per Dr. Press’ blog: “Oliver Sacks, a neurologist and man of letters, is well-known to the vision community through his essays in The New Yorker Magazine. Oliver’s depiction of […]
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 consequences after brain injury. Visual symptoms include: Difficulty with reading, blurred vision, double vision, visual spatial and balance difficulties, poor eye-hand coordination, decreased visual memory. […]
Read All About It! See It Say It Do It!
Great Review from Journal of Behavioral Optometry just arrived. Read it here! Thanks to Dr. Irwin Suchoff and Optometric Extension Program.
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 could cause lightheadedness, nausea, dizziness, twitching or even convulsions, especially in epileptics. Samsung cautions parents to supervise children closely, because they could be more susceptible […]
Colorado Avalanche Cares – 20/20 Does NOT Mean Perfect Vision
The Colorado Avalanche Cares program is a partnership between the Colorado Avalanche (our professional hockey team) and the Colorado Amateur Hockey Association. Their newsletter has a feature article on vision and hockey. Take a look! Click here to read more. The article has been printed in 7 other states. To find your local article, try […]