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Youtube Book Review: The brain that changes itself

Posted on February 20, 2013
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In 'Fixing my Gaze' Susan Barry describes the marvels that brain plasticity has brought to her life through engaging in optometric vision therapy and overcoming strabismus. It also made clear that vision is not something that can be isolated from the rest of the body or brain, since vision is…continue reading →

Session 49: From the outside in

Posted on February 19, 2013
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The procedures I am doing or tools I'm using to advance are not particularly mind blowing, but results don't fail to produce themselves. It's been five months since I started to see single some of the time and that trend continues. The first twenty months of vision training I was…continue reading →

If Vision Therapy were an alternative treatment, what exactly is it an alternative to?

Posted on February 8, 2013
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Nothing annoys me more than someone calling developmental or behavioral optometry ‘alternative medicine’. What exactly is it an alternative to? Cutting into peoples eye muscles leaving them with an even greater challeng e to overcome? Too often poor eye control is blamed on the muscles surrounding the eyes and surgery…continue reading →

How does sensory development in dogs and wolves relate to behavioral optometry?

Posted on January 19, 2013
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Genetically, dogs and wolves are the same species. They are able to hybridize, will happily do so given the opportunity, and the offspring are healthy and fertile. In spite of their genetic similarities, behaviourally speaking they are very different. To tame a wolf is practically impossible. Why this is when…continue reading →

My granddad is a 3D nerd

Posted on January 14, 2013
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Throughout his life my granddad has always been very fond of photography and until this day he tries to keep up with current developments in digital photography. Back in his early days he had one of the first cameras and even one of the first stereocameras. It's safe to say…continue reading →

Book Review: Suddenly Successful: How Behavioral Optometry Helps You Overcome Learning, Health And Behavioral Problems

Posted on January 5, 2013
/Under Behavioral Optometry and Vision Therapy research, Impact of binocular vision disorders on learning and reading, Neurology, physiology and psychology of (strabismic) vision, Personal stories - Interviews, Strabismus and amblyopia (lazy eye), Strabismus and double vision, Vision and neuroscience book reviews
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One word: mind-boggling. Anyone with eyes should read it and honestly I had some problems curbing my enthusiasm. Having discovered about Vision Therapy through the internet and Susan Barry’s 2009 publication ‘Fixing my Gaze’ which is equally mind blowing and emphasizes the beauty and advantages of having stereovision and the brain…continue reading →

New year’s resolution for 2013

Posted on December 30, 2012
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In 2012 I went from constant double vision to mostly single vision. However, I’m not out of the woods yet. This acquired visual skill could collapse under its own weight if things go slightly wrong. Other, but related, health problems are also showing its head after years of double vision…continue reading →

Cross-eyed 3D photography

Posted on December 27, 2012
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The purpose of this image is to perceive a 3D effect by feeding each eye a different, matching image. In order to make that happen the viewer needs to cross his eyes. If all goes well and you are able to fuse the two images you will see a combination…continue reading →

Session 47: Reconciling the autonomic and motor nerve systems

Posted on December 15, 2012
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Session 47: Before I blogged about Syntonic Light therapy as a way to enhance and possibly accelerate vision therapy progress and I was very excited about trying it. Seems like the road is going to be a bit bumpier than expected, but I'll find a way... So more on that…continue reading →

How to accelerate Vision Therapy with Syntonic Light

Posted on December 8, 2012
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A few weeks ago Heather brought a 2001 publication of the Journal of Behavioral Optometry on Syntonic Phototherapy to my attention. After reading the article I was thoroughly convinced it was the next step to take in order to reach my final goal of 3D vision more quickly after a…continue reading →