Drs. Brock & Fernette Eide, neurologists in Seattle, have evaluated and recommended treatment options for many, many children with learning problems and special needs. Drs. Eide have wonderful resources including their book, the Mislabeled Child. They have been avid supporters of the explaining the importance of visual evaluations and vision therapy treatment for those children […]
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Danger! Be Careful with Those Green Laser Pointers!
Retina-Damaging Green Laser Pointers Easy To Get Online. Thanks to the AOA (American Optometric Association) for sharing this info: The New York Times (3/1, D5, Negroni) reports that “eye doctors around the world are warning that recent cases of teenagers who suffered eye damage while playing with high-powered green laser pointers are likely to be just […]
Visual Processing & Academics- New Course for CE
Calling all educators, parents, therapists, psychologists and other health-care professionals. A new 7 hour course on: Visual Processing & Academics: New Strategies for Improving reading, Spelling & Creative Writing Skills will be presented in 5 locations in April-May 2011. This is an exceptional opportunity to learn more about why millions of children struggle needlessly in […]
Optometrists & Ophthalmologists Need to See Eye to Eye!
Dr. Dom Maino, ICO Professor and OVD Editor, has written an excellent blogpost on the critical link between vision & learning. He references the excellent blog discussion between Dr. Len Press (developmental optometrist) and Dr. David Granet (Pediatric Ophthalmologist). As Dr. Maino strongly states, “It is past time for all OD’s and OMD’s to work […]
Power of Visualization in BEND OR
Great visit to Dr. Gabby Marshall’s office in Bend, OR. She had me present a 6 hour workshop on The Power of Visualization to a wonderful group of vision therapists, optometrists, parents, teachers, OTs, speech therapists and psychologists. It was fun, inspiring and a excellent learning experience for all of us. Dr. Marshall wrote these […]
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 […]