Dr. Len Press sums his 5-part blog on reading and visualization quite nicely with beautiful success story from one of his vision therapy patients. As his 10-yr. old patient, Jenna, writes, “Vision therapy was a lot of work but it was worth it!” That says it all. Click here to read more of Dr. Press’ […]
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Interview With Dr Kane – ADD Specialist
As both a physician and the creator and former director of special education at his local elementary school, Dr. Kane has extensive experience helping parents of ADD ADHD children. His goal is to help parents, “Discover What Every Parent Must Know in Order to Raise a Difficult Child. Learn the Secret of How to […]
Its Your Health Radio Interview
It’s Your Health is a dynamic and engaging radio program dedicated to providing strategies for healthier living. Lisa Davis, M.P.H., C.N.C. host of http://www.itsyourhealthradio.org/ provides a holistic approach to physical, emotional, and spiritual health and wellness. Lisa inspires her listeners through interviews with local and nationally known health experts, and guests who have made tremendous changes […]
The Visuality of Reading Part II
Dr. Press continues in his blog about the Visuality of Reading. He quotes Dr. Oliver Sachs, neurologist & author of forthcoming book, The Mind’s Eye, “We normally think of reading as a seamless, indivisible act … reading in fact involves a number of separate processes and stages from basic perceptual processes to higher level abilities […]
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. […]
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. Optometrists has been researching, treating and successfully helping patients with these vision problems for many years. I personally published 3 articles on vision therapy treatment […]
Do Your Eyes Hurt When You Watch 3-D?
The media coverage continues about the problems that people have watching 3-D movies and TV. 1 out of 30 kids have stereoblindness that keeps kids from appreciating 3-D (stereopsis). Its estimated that 20% of the population may have binocular “eye teaming” problems that may create symptoms, such as headaches, nausea and discomfort when watching 3-D […]
Expert On Imagery – Charlotte Reznick PhD
I recently found a wonderful book called The Power of Your Child’s Imagination by Dr. Charlotte Reznick. She also has created a number of CDs including, How to Transform Stress and Anxiety into Joy and Success (Perigee/Penguin, 2009). Dr. Reznick has dedicated her life to helping children, adolescents, parents, and professionals. She is a nationally recognized child […]
Excellence in Education-Delta Kappa Gamma
The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is a professional honorary Society of women educators. The Society promotes professional and personal growth of its members and excellence in education. As a group of more than 100,000 strong, DKG members are women educators impacting education worldwide. What a treat it was to present a Keynote Lecture at the CO State Meeting […]