Convergence Technology
Is anyone working on new technology for convergence? Who is currently researching new vision therapy techniques? If there is more than one group is there someone coordinating the efforts?
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Permalink Reply by Keith Cary on -
I'd certainly like to hear of anything you turn up. It seems to me it wouldn't be that hard to use some kind of 3D technology that's already available to gamers, but tweak it to allow esotropes and exotropes to be able to view and practice convergence.
Keith
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Permalink Reply by Bruce Santhuff on -
I ask the question and I only hear crickets. There are lots of new technologies that could be adapted. Nike makes strobe glasses that could be easily adapted to help with stereopsis but NO ONE is working on anything new. I want to scream and pull out my hair.
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Permalink Reply by Keith Cary on
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It sounds like you've researched this. Good, so I won't have to go down the same dead ends. I have friends who are programers. I'm going to do a little hands-on research. (I wanted a mirror stereoscope so built one myself in an hour.) I'll let you know if we come up with something useful.
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Permalink Reply by Bruce Santhuff on
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I was trying to get a doctor to work with me on inventing or improving something but they couldn't be bothered.
You may want to join us on facebook and post any comments suggestions or techniques.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/visiontherapy/
Thank you
Bruce
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Permalink Reply by Rabodinho on -
there is software out there. but i havent seeen any comments about whether or not it works
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Permalink Reply by Rabodinho on
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Actually i spoke about this to my vision therapist when i was expressing my frustration with the program... I told her i had a book at home with all the activities she had been teaching me, plus more interesting ones and that i thought vision therapy would be aided by some more developed technique and equipment. She told me that since the human body has not evolved much since the advent of technology, that the best activities for vision therapy were the basic simple ones (hart charts, trampolines, balls ect). Also there is the issue of the eyes not changing focus at all whilst looking at a screen but im not satisfied with her answer im sure that such technology is being developed somewhere. My friend who studies videogame design has wowed me with the long list of uses for which such technology can be applied.
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Permalink Reply by Bruce Santhuff on
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She gave you a pretty sad answer. It really makes no sense at all. I'm not saying some of the old technologies can't and don't work, but all the old school technologies were developed before computers and 3D.
I have talked with eye professionals all across the country and I can't find anyone doing any research on using new technologies in eye therapy.
There are several big colleges but I can't get any information from them regarding any research they might be doing.
This is one of the premier vision websites on the internet and this thread has been around for over 9 months and NO ONE has provided any evidence that there is any research into new technology going on anywhere.
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Permalink Reply by Bruce Santhuff on
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What book do you have with all the activities listed?
Thanks,
Bruce
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Permalink Reply by Rabodinho on
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umm it was called improve your vision without glasses or something like that... It focused on a whole range of visual problems.... and only mentions a few basic techniques for strabismus. Im actually looking for a better more specialized book ...since i am not doing the vision therapy program anymore due too being too expensive and not effective enough.
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Permalink Reply by Bruce Santhuff on
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Please let us know if you find one. The only book that I know of is the one the therapists use and that doesn't include any new technologies.
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