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The Crowding Effect: Importance in reading readiness and its assessment

Posted on June 20, 2017
/Under Behavioral Optometry and Vision Therapy research, Impact of binocular vision disorders on learning and reading, Neurology, physiology and psychology of (strabismic) vision, Strabismus and amblyopia (lazy eye)
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What is the crowding effect? People with amblyopia experience the crowding effect, which is described as difficulty reading a letter when it is surrounded by other letters or contours. For this reason, when testing visual acuity in amblyopes, you may measure a better visual acuity using isolated letters than if…continue reading →

Reading without pain and strain is amazing

Posted on December 20, 2015
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Finally was able to read this book! I bought it back in 2010, apparently, at that moment, still buying into the illusion that I might somehow be able to read it without torturing myself to insanity with visual strain, headaches and other kinds of pain and symptoms. An ordeal that…continue reading →

My name is Michael Lievens (°’89). I’ve had strabismus ever since I was three years old. I have undergone three eye muscle surgeries at the ages of 16, 18 and 19. Surgery only worsened the double vision and lack of ocular control which were impeding me from reading and studying properly at University. Ultimately, in total desperation, I discovered something called Vision Therapy or Visual Neuro-Rehabilitation on the internet. I have consistently been pursuing this avenue ever since with slow but definite success. My double vision is already in the past and my binocular vision continues to improve.

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The Crowding Effect: Importance in reading readiness and its assessment

Reading without pain and strain is amazing

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