TESTIMONIAL: Teagen D. (38) achieves visual fusion for the first time in her life. Amazing!

TESTIMONIAL: Teagen D. (38) achieves visual fusion for the first time in her life. Amazing!

Teagen D. (38) is a game producer and programmer living in Seattle. As a child one of her eyes was patched and she had two strabismus surgeries at the ages of 1 and 12. She thinks the patching wasn't very effective and the surgeries did more harm than good. "My pediatric…continue reading →
The Crowding Effect: Importance in reading readiness and its assessment

The Crowding Effect: Importance in reading readiness and its assessment

What is the crowding effect? People with amblyopia experience the crowding effect, which is described as difficulty reading a letter when it is surrounded by other letters or contours. For this reason, when testing visual acuity in amblyopes, you may measure a better visual acuity using isolated letters than if…continue reading →
E-book version of ‘Applied Concepts in Vision Therapy’

E-book version of ‘Applied Concepts in Vision Therapy’

As you might have noticed lately, I've been studying and sharing many interesting passages from the book 'Applied Concepts in Vision Therapy' by Leonard Press. It's pretty darn awesome but it took me a long time before I was able to start reading it. I ordered the physical copy from…continue reading →
FAQ: Figuring out a prognosis for functional strabismus recovery

FAQ: Figuring out a prognosis for functional strabismus recovery

Having read the strabismus chapter of "Applied Concepts in VT", I've found many encouraging but also discouraging quotes. Keep in mind that I mostly read this chapter with my own case in mind. This means that factors pertaining to my own case stand out more to me. Factors that might…continue reading →

FAQ: Example of a Comprehensive Visual Processing Evaluation intake report (PDF)

Below you will find the intake report of a 58 yo female patient suffering from Convergence Insufficiency and various other visual deficiencies. This report was compiled based on two separate one hour testing sessions. The two sessions were done on two different days in order not to have fatigue skew…continue reading →
Passing the motorcycle road test

Passing the motorcycle road test

On the sixth of April I passed my final motorcycle exam: the road exam.  As far as visual learning goes, the motorcycle experience was very interesting in analyzing the flaws in how I learn. It reaffirmed some of the bottle necks in my visual process. To work around oculo-motor limitations…continue reading →
Developmental timelines of Amblyopia

Developmental timelines of Amblyopia

This table is taken and completed with information from the book "Applied Concepts in Vision Therapy" by Leonard Press.   "Critical period: birth to 6 months aggressive treatment required: critical to provide child with clear visual input lack of treatment results in legal blindness and nystagmus untreated infantile cataract is…continue reading →
Redefining Amblyopia as disorder of vision development

Redefining Amblyopia as disorder of vision development

I am studying various chapters from the book "Applied Concepts in Vision Therapy" by Leonard Press. In this blog post I have compiled some of the most relevant and poignant quotes from chapter 7 called "Amblyopia: A Microcosm of Visual Disorders". "Various tacks of amblyopia research:  Conclusions of the Hubel…continue reading →

“The Scarcity Trap: Why We Keep Digging When We’re Stuck In A Hole”

Here's an interesting NPR podcast about the psychological "scarcity trap": http://www.npr.org/2017/03/20/520587241/the-scarcity-trap-why-we-keep-digging-when-were-stuck-in-a-hole. When you're in need of something, your mind is enveloped by a kind of "tunnel vision" prompting you to solve short term problems in ways that are detrimental to long term success. This can apply to food, money, social contact, time,…continue reading →