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Lynda Rimke replied to Nikki Lichtner's discussion Morgen Peck's article for BBC on stereo blindness and 3D movies in the group Adult Strabismic Patients' Forum
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Morgen Peck's article for BBC on stereo blindness and 3D movies
Morgen Peck just made a post on Sovoto's main discussion board that may not be emailed out to Sovoto followers. I was really delighted to see an article about Strabismus when I opened the bbc website, a headline no less.http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120719-awoken-from-a-2d-world/1 See More
Nikki Lichtner commented on Morgen Peck's blog post BBC Future - 3D movies as vision therapy"Great to see a story about Strabismus appear on the BBC website headlines. I don't think it's a coincidence that both Sue Barry and Bruce Bridgeman are neuroscientists. I believe that having a good understanding of the vision and…"
Nikki Lichtner replied to Felicity Palmer's discussion Ophthamologist dismisses VT in the group Adult Strabismic Patients' Forum"Hi Greg - I have had a similar experience to you. I've always struggled to catch a ball and squash was a complete joke. I've had 20 or so VT sessions and managed at last to get visual alignment and sort of know when I'm seeing with 2…"
Nikki Lichtner replied to Felicity Palmer's discussion Do you hold your pen with an "inefficient" grip? in the group Adult Strabismic Patients' Forum"Hi Felicity,
I haven't experienced difficulties with my pen grip but I can definitely associate with your postural issue. I have always walked strangely, apparently, but I put it down to the way my body is built, not down to bad habits that I…"
Nikki Lichtner replied to Frances McIntosh's discussion Get Optometrist's Report Translated? in the group Adult Strabismic Patients' Forum"Hi Frances,
I've struggled a lot with the "mystery" of VT and not getting all the answers I've needed. I find I really need to know the ins and outs of a system to have any faith in it. I think that it is really…"
Nikki Lichtner replied to Pablo Manzano's discussion Improvement in concentration? in the group Adult Strabismic Patients' Forum"Not being able to see the wood for the trees is exactly how I feel most of the time. For example, when working I am good at the analysis and fine tuning, but addressing higher level business goals is always quite a challenge. I find that I…"
Susan Hall replied to Nikki Lichtner's discussion VT text book? in the group Adult Strabismic Patients' Forum"Huh....never noticed the "notes" section of the book. I'll have to get it off the shelf and look myself!"
Nikki Lichtner replied to Nikki Lichtner's discussion VT text book? in the group Adult Strabismic Patients' Forum"Thanks Susan and Susanna for your replies. I have "Fixing my Gaze" on the shelf and it has answered so many of my questions already, but it looks a little lonely up there. It is definitely time I did some more reading and made the…"
Susan Hall replied to Nikki Lichtner's discussion VT text book? in the group Adult Strabismic Patients' Forum"Hi Nikki, I think I do understand your need to "understand" what's happening. I've not used my eyes together for 50 yrs, so I know I have a lot of mental blocks to using them better. I realize I need to grow new neurons as…"
Susanna Z replied to Nikki Lichtner's discussion VT text book? in the group Adult Strabismic Patients' Forum"I agree with Dr. Bob. Even though many of my exercises are boring, especially when I have to repeat them over and over again, I don't think an explanation before-hand would have been a good idea because I probably would not have understood much…"
Nikki Lichtner replied to Nikki Lichtner's discussion VT text book? in the group Adult Strabismic Patients' Forum"Hi Bob - thanks for your reply. It is really helpful to know that the process and content of vision training can vary dramatically from one person to the next. Maybe that will help me to follow and have faith in the…"
Robert (Bob) Hohendorf OD replied to Nikki Lichtner's discussion VT text book? in the group Adult Strabismic Patients' Forum"Hi Nikki,
What it is, is personal, just like your vision is to each person. I can give you a number of different things you can get from each procedure. Which one you need and is key to you is personal. Only you can decide and…"
Nikki Lichtner added a discussion to the group Adult Strabismic Patients' ForumVT text book?
Gradually my eye sight seems to be improving. However, there are many cases of 1 step forward, 2 steps back and very often I find that my significant steps forward are when I have an "aha" moment and finally understand what a partiucular exercise is about and what it is trying to achieve. That's usually after having spent a month trying to figure it out. If only there were a text book to accompany the vision training. I am definitely one of those people who needs to be convinced by something…See More
Nikki Lichtner replied to Traci's discussion Is Strabismus a Genetic/Inherited Eye Disorder? in the group Adult Strabismic Patients' Forum"Hi Traci- both my Mum and I have strabismus so I was a little nervous that my two girls would follow in our footsteps. I couldn't see any sign of strabismus but, when they each turned one year, I took them for eye tests to…"
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I had 2 operations as a child to cosmetically straighten my eyes. I only ever remember having straight eyes. However, 4 years ago I caught my first child's flailing finger in my good eye and lost a sizable chunk from it. The eye recovered, but I was left with a wonky left eye. My Mum has strabismus too and has never minded wonky eyes, but I think its different when it happens later in life. Also my general eye sight seemed to deteriorate after the injury too and I needed to wear glasses all the time.
This is when I started finding out about vision therapy. First of all I thought it would be something you could only find in the States or Europe, but unlikely in NZ. However, after a quick google, I discovered there was a vision therapist 20 minutes walk from my house, so the training began.
I am loving the training. I dispair from time to time and wonder whether its worth the trouble, but mostly I feel really upbeat about it. I love finding new ways of using these eyes of mine. Recently, I have been learning to converge and diverge on demand and, after 4 years of wonky eyes, they are pretty straight now. I have had eleven training sessions and still have a fair way to go before I can even attempt to put the images from my two eyes together, but its all progressing fairly steadily.
I often wonder about stuff and have loads of questions that would be better answered by fellow trainees rather than trainers. This is a really great site with loads of really helpful threads.
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- At 11:46pm on August 25, 2011,
Dr. Dan L. Fortenbacher said… - Welcome to Sovoto Nikki and thank you for sharing your story here as well as within your personal Blog. Your articles have some really excellent suggestions for those who are searching to find help for their strabismus. Thank you for taking the step to be an advocate for helping those with Strabismus around the world here on Sovoto!
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