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Elon Musk: inside the extraordinary visual brain that allows him to be a visionary

Posted on November 3, 2016
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Nowadays Elon Musk is a much talked about public figure because of his revolutionary and trail-blazing companies Tesla and SpaceX. This article won't be about those companies or the amazing products they churn out. This article will be about Elon Musk's vision, literally. A year ago I read the book…continue reading →

What can Icarus teach us about learning with limitations?

Posted on May 9, 2016
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Michael Lievens May 3rd, 2016 "During the fall of 2015 I discovered these open source textbooks at www.lightandmatter.com. I use the open source PDF to generate an audio file of the text with my text-to-speech software. Meanwhile I also bought the two Simple Nature books with a much appreciated Strabismus World…continue reading →

FAQ: How to recognize possible binocular vision issues disguised as “learning disabilities”

Posted on December 15, 2015
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Some observations and tips from Angie Hammack Huskison who is an experienced Vision Therapist working at Snider Therapy Center in Columbus, Mississippi. "I meet often with teachers and administrative staff regarding our patients that are in our therapy program. I had a meeting just this Tuesday, and the teacher stated she…continue reading →

Angie H: Vision Therapy resolved my brother’s lifelong reading issues and “ADD” caused by Strabismus at age 31

Posted on December 7, 2015
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"No child should have to struggle needlessly in the classroom. No child should have to deal with misdiagnosis of ADD/ADHD when the underlying issue is binocular vision problems. This is a picture of my brother, who at the age of 31, found out he had a form of strabismus that had never…continue reading →

Taking inventory and planning renewed effort

Posted on September 23, 2015
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TAKING INVENTORY In my previous post, I pointed out some of the major life problems (mobility, sociability and reading) difficult and laboured eye movement control is causing. I decided to take a step back and re-evaluate. I also relistened to Fixing My Gaze to gain perspective. I came to the…continue reading →

Emotional boom and bust: A life and mind curtailed by eye muscle paresis

Posted on August 28, 2015
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So far, this year had been pretty good. I felt like the perceived social and financial problems were starting to ease down and I had found a little breathing space. I re-engaged in more social settings and generally felt like time went by a little faster because things were less…continue reading →

Strabismus, mobility and cycling in particular

Posted on June 15, 2015
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REMINDER: When reading on a desktop, you can have the article read to you by selecting the desired paragraph and clicking on the little speaker icon. My last official VT session, for now, was on the 27th of March, 2015. Because of a personnel change at my developmental optometrist Guy Naegels' practice, I…continue reading →

When you hit a wall and can’t push through it, erode it

Posted on January 26, 2015
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When you hit a wall and can't push through it, erode it. "It's always impossible until it becomes inevitable." - Jeffrey Sachs So far I've already reached some major visual goals I set out to achieve. Good! I know more or less how this process works and how real unexpected…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 →

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 →

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