Tag: vision therapy

On dealing with double vision and the limitations of current ophthalmology practices concerning strabismus

On dealing with double vision and the limitations of current ophthalmology practices concerning strabismus

Even among people with strabismus, the ones with intractable double vision are quite rare. Most strabismics unconsciously suppress the image of one eye and often, but not always, alternate between both eyes. I also used to see like that but because of extreme studying habits slowly broke through my suppression.…continue reading →

NSA, if you read this, tell NASA to look into the vestibulo-ocular system

Recently I came across an interview female astronaut Karen Nyberg gave to CNN. I was struck by some remarks concerning long term vision problems astronauts are having.  KN: This week we've been doing a lot of experiments on our ocular health. We've noticed some problems over the past several years with…continue reading →

Session 56: Bankrupt?

My fine ocular motor skills keep improving making head on anti-suppression exercise the main focus now. No 'luster' yet, but I am not disheartened. It is really unbelievable that after 2,5 years of dedication to my vision (read brain), my motor control still keeps getting more refined. It's hard to…continue reading →
Syntonics report

Syntonics report

By the end of last year I had learned about this supplementary light therapy called syntonics that can be used along with VT to enhance results. The paper was very convincing so I wanted to try it. As it turned out that is easier said than done... My own optometrist…continue reading →

Check-up 6

I was quite confident coming to this 6th check-up meeting. My optometrist was equally pleased. Two years and five months before, when I first met him, I was having constant diplopia and a batch of other problems because of it. I wasn't able to align my eyes nor was I…continue reading →

An amateur’s golf quest sheds light on how we learn: some vision therapy related thoughts

I'm working on some more technical vision nerdy posts for the near future but meanwhile I came accross an interesting Time Magazine article. A 30 year old commercial photographer named Dan McLaughlin living in Portland, Ore., quit his job and decided to make some changes. He committed himself to a…continue reading →

What other visual anomalies do amblyopes have besides poor stereopsis or reduced visual acuity?

Amblyopia (lazy eye) is the incomplete development of binocular or two-eyed vision in the brain. The most well-known symptoms of amblyopia are the lack of 3D vision (stereopsis) and reduced visual acuity. Notwithstanding, amblyopes also often have other visual anomalies besides poor stereopsis or reduced visual acuity. May also be…continue reading →