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Dr. Glen "Bubba" Steele Visits B's Ballpark Museum

The esteemed Dr. Glen “Bubba” Steele honored us with his presence at B’s Ballpark Museum this weekend.  Bubba was in Denver for the APHA (American Public Health Association) Vision Care […]

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Vision Therapy Grand Rounds

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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: […]

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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 […]

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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.

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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 […]

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