Dr. Lynn Gehl

Susan's book - date of VT - when did it become popular

Hi,

 

I read Susan Barry's book and I am uncertain about something...possibly I need to hear it from someone else.

 

Prior to Susan's experience was there a body of specialized optometrists using VT to correct stabismus?  How long has this been going on?

 

Prior to the dogma of the critical period, did Brock write about the process of correcting eyes that failed to sychronize?  yet this not gain currency over surgery?

 

When did VT become a form of treatment?  

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Dr. Leonard J. PressPermalink Reply by Dr. Leonard J. Press on January 21, 2012 at 12:14am

Yes, Lynn, optometrists have been treating stabismus non-surgically for about a hundred years.  Brock's work began in earnest in the 1930s.  There is a concise historical overview here.

I wrote answers to some FAQs about VThere.

Dr. Lynn GehlPermalink Reply by Dr. Lynn Gehl on January 21, 2012 at 12:36am

Dr. Press,

Thank you for this information I am eager to learn more.  I can't seem to get over that this treatment was available when I was young and thus there wasno need for me to go through the surgeries.  I am feeling as if the biomedical system has let me down.  This feeling is far from a pleasant.

Lynn

Dr. Lynn GehlPermalink Reply by Dr. Lynn Gehl on January 27, 2012 at 4:30pm

Hi Dr. Press,

 

I read those two sources - thanks for helping me narrow down what to read.

 

Can you please tell me - when did vision therapy become a common practice in addressing stabismus?

 

Also, today, is vision therapy more common in the US than in Canada?

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