Neurology, physiology and psychology of (strabismic) vision

How does it feel to live with Ménière’s syndrome?

Posted on January 5, 2015
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Earlier I wrote about the intricate link between the visual and the vestibular system. They cannot be understood separately. During this research on the vestibular system I stumbled upon something called Ménière's syndrome. What is Ménière's Syndrome? (Taken from the book 'Vision Rehabilitation'.) "The etiology of Ménière’s syndrome is not…continue reading →

VIDEO: Current convergence status + The ‘time-of-day-effect’

Posted on December 17, 2014
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For a previous post I uploaded a video recorded in December, 2011 and went on to compare it to a video captured in May, 2014. The images were self-explanatory and it was pretty spectacular! I recommend for anyone with strabismus to make videos of their eyes. It's great to monitor…continue reading →

The story of Ilaria Invitto: ‘Vision Wars in Medical School’

Posted on November 6, 2014
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"Am I wrong when refusing to surrender to my visual limitations? Am I condemned to live a life suspended in uncertainty while continueously fighting these limitations?" - Ilaria Invitto My name is Ilaria Invitto. I'm 23 years old and I live in Battipaglia, Italy. I was only three months old…continue reading →

The vestibular system and vision

Posted on October 30, 2014
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I've been reading up on the link between vision and the vestibular system. It's been quite instructive to say the least. Of course it's annoying not to be able to align the eyes and have double vision while reading etc... However, there's more. It's very interesting how compromised eye movements,…continue reading →

‘The ticking time bomb that split my world in two’

Posted on October 9, 2014
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About a week ago me and a man named Ryan Brooks had a thought-provoking conversation on my Facebook wall. I had just shared my latest blog entry 'The margin of error'. He commented "I always find your posts extremely interesting. I had a bleed in the brain stem which has…continue reading →

The margin of error

Posted on September 24, 2014
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Interestingly, my strabismus was developmental since the age of three but in a relatively short amount of time I lost many of my adaptations (suppression, strabismic ways of eye teaming) to cope with misalignment of the eyes. First my suppression gradually declined because of life style, i.e. overly zealous studying,…continue reading →

Some vision testing in front of the webcam

Posted on September 12, 2014
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Inspired by Dr. Charles Boulet's article on the Cover Test, I felt like doing some testing in front of the webcam. First you can see me doing some saccades, or jumping movements, going from one corner of my laptop screen to the other. I started off quite well but then…continue reading →

Strabismus, visual field loss and visual-spatial neglect

Posted on July 27, 2014
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"Right after I lost vision in my eye, I was so bad at walking that I ran into a girl eating ice cream, and knocked her cone out of her hand. She screamed: ‘Are you blind!?!?’ I turned to her and said: ‘I am blind actually, I’m so sorry, I’ll…continue reading →

Session 75: Trusting yourself

Posted on July 11, 2014
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I had another training session on Tuesday. I did more 'feeling depth' in anaglyph pictures by reaching out for them with my fingers. It's very exciting how that keeps working. This practice also enhances physiological diplopia. That makes sense given that this ability is based on positioning your eyes correctly,…continue reading →

Setting goals for July 2015

Posted on July 3, 2014
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Much of VT comes down to setting small but attainable goals for yourself and then reaching them. Then doing that again, and again, and again. Three years ago a goal would be 'any reduction of the strabismus angle is a win'. The first two years I would systematically halve my…continue reading →