Neurology, physiology and psychology of (strabismic) vision

Football without stereoscopic depth perception (video + optometric analysis)

Posted on June 24, 2014
/Under Impact of binocular vision disorders on learning and reading, Michael's Vision Therapy Diary, Neurology, physiology and psychology of (strabismic) vision, Strabismus and sports, Vision Therapy Videos
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HISTORY As a strabismic child that suppressed one eye at the time, I played football (soccer) during every recess period at school. Clearly I had no stereo vision. Nonetheless I was a fairly good player and loved playing. I could be totally absorbed by it. At one point I also…continue reading →

Can standing on your head result in better vision? Please read before you go around breaking your neck.

Posted on June 5, 2014
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"My lazy eye turned on on New Year's Day, I don't have amblyopia anymore and I do have depth perception for the first time in my life. The whole world is more beautiful than I ever could have imagined. I will be 70 years old in the fall. Last June…continue reading →

Session 72: In pursuit of more speed, accuracy and consistency

Posted on May 28, 2014
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The foundation has been put in place. Finishing it up by perfecting the collaboration between vergence (eye movements) and accommodation (manipulation of the eye lens by your tiny muscles in the eye) and increasing capacity will be the closing deal. Major physical restrictions have been largely eliminated. More speed, more accuracy…continue reading →

What about strabismus and anxiety?

Posted on May 19, 2014
/Under Frequently Asked Strabismus Questions, Impact of binocular vision disorders on learning and reading, Michael's Vision Therapy Diary, Neurology, physiology and psychology of (strabismic) vision
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A few months ago I started working on a blog entry called 'Vision and the limbic system'. I was going to blast you guys away with brain regions, circuits and neurotransmitters so we'd all go tell our friends how cool this is and how it explains everything in the…continue reading →

You want more evidence? I’ll give you some evidence right here.

“Every man can, if he so desires, become the sculptor of his own brain” - Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852–1934) Ever since I was four years old I've been cross-eyed (accommodative esotropia). My brain learned to suppress the image of one eye by turning the eye inwards. Over the years…continue reading →

Head rotations, bar reading and bring on the prism flippers

Posted on April 27, 2014
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Head rotations Last week, for the first time, I had a completely stable percept while doing my head turns. I couldn't believe it! I thought I was suppressing or something but I wasn't. Both eyes were just heedlessly adjusting to the head movements without error. It must be great…continue reading →

Vision Therapy and tDCS (2): How and what?

Posted on March 22, 2014
/Under Neurology, physiology and psychology of (strabismic) vision, Strabismus and amblyopia (lazy eye), Strabismus and tDCS
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First of all I want to thank my buddy Andrew for blazing this trail. I knew about TMS and tDCS but I was not planning on trying it myself anytime soon. That was until he figured out what supplies were needed and had successfully tried it on himself with promising…continue reading →

Vision Therapy and tDCS (1): Why?

Posted on March 18, 2014
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When it comes to strabismus and visual processing disorders most of the medical community seems to have to luxury of living in the 19th century. Other parts of society however move on. Researchers, the military, professional athletes, educators, you name it... Visual training has been pioneered throughout the 20th century…continue reading →

Alternation, cyclopean eye and the attentional spotlight

Posted on March 14, 2014
/Under Behavioral Optometry and Vision Therapy research, Michael's Vision Therapy Diary, Neurology, physiology and psychology of (strabismic) vision, Practical VT advice and exercises
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As my eyes are aligned most of the time by now I have no real concept of alternating between both eyes anymore. Despite the mechanical alignment of my eyes, I still do not use them equally. My vision still seems to be rather lateralized to the right. When I intentionally…continue reading →

Pursuing a higher degree of visual freedom

Posted on March 8, 2014
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In my last blog entry I talked about 'visual reserves' and how important this concept is for long term comfort and for VT to be successful. The improvement of eye lens focusing and eye movement amplitudes individually is not enough for it to stick. You need to be able to…continue reading →