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Petition: Recognize Optometry in Belgium

Posted on August 27, 2012
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I set this up a whole while back but afterwards didn't see much use in dispensing it. Apparently some people have been signing it anyway! So here you go! Sign the petition if you want! http://www.change.org/petitions/recognize-optometry-in-belgiumcontinue reading →

Session 39

Posted on August 22, 2012
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As I mentioned in my previous entry, I noticed some nice differences during the summer holidays. Especially between my last session and the one yesterday. So because of this I was optimistic about the future and my progress was seen in some exercises. The one I did first and when…continue reading →

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast

Posted on August 20, 2012
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If you have to take million steps over a large period of time to reach a goal it is important to reiterate the vision constantly in order not to be discouraged and to remind yourself it can be achieved and it is worth achieving. I do that a lot.continue reading →

The Doctors – Double Vision and Strabismus

Posted on August 18, 2012
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The intro is totally American, but what follows makes total sense. It's surprising how in Belgium this is not even common knowledge for doctors, and in America it's prime time television. What's even more surprising is that Youtube suggested this video to me. Google knows it all!continue reading →

Lately when I take a walk…

Posted on August 13, 2012
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Lately when I take walks, relax and pay special attention to what I am seeing I realize I'm not seeing double much of the time, say maybe even up to 70% of the time. Some angles are still hard to take on for my eyes but hey, I'm coming from…continue reading →

Session 38

Posted on August 4, 2012
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I'm still quite bummed out because of that f***ing infection... That place where the tooth was is still hurting. I'm taking the allergy medication and it's keeping my airways open. I guess the healing doesn't happen overnight... Had a CT scan, it's clean they tell me so I must be…continue reading →

How a movie changed one man’s vision forever (BBC)

Posted on July 28, 2012
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Bruce Bridgeman lived with a flat view of the world, until a trip to the cinema unexpectedly rewired his brain to see the world in 3D. On 16 February this year, Bridgeman went to the theatre with his wife to see Martin Scorsese’s 3D family adventure. Like everyone else, he…continue reading →

“You move much faster if you are healthy first than if you are wealthy first”

Posted on July 27, 2012
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"You move much faster if you are healthy first than if you are wealthy first" Hans Rosling on his statistics about developing countries and the role of health care systems. This is true for individuals as well as groups of people...Anyways, I remembered it since a long time and it…continue reading →

Tu intuicion comienza a florecer y empiezas a ver las cosas con mayor claridad (Spanish)

Posted on July 22, 2012
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"Si te limitas a sentarte a observar el mundo, veras lo inquieta que esta tu mente. Si tratas de calmarla, solo conseguiras empeorar las cosas, pero si le dejas tiempo se va apaciguando, y cuando lo hace deja espacio para escuchar cosas mas subtiles. Entonces tu intuicion comienza a florecer…continue reading →

Session 37

Posted on July 22, 2012
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Still struck by the sinus infection so I didn't feel like fridays session was very productive... I felt a bit feverish, but nonetheless I tried my best. It seems like my brain is adjusting quite well in order to fuse the images but the joint eye movements need more work, especially…continue reading →