November 2011 Blog Posts (9)

I just saw this interview that Stephen Colbert did of neuroscientist David Eagleman on the Colbert Report.

Neuroscientist David Eagleman likens the brain to a neural Parliament with different political parties that are battling it out to steer the ship of state.

If a normal brain, pre-vision therapy, is already arguing like parliamentarians, then it's no wonder than those of us in vision therapy to develop binocular vision experience many moments of confusion. All those…

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For those of us who have struggled with our brain's rewiring via vision therapy, watch ABC’s Nightline special on Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford’s incredible progress using melodic intonation therapy to regain speech after a bullet passed through the left side of her brain, causing her to lose expressive speech.
http://ning.it/sRWxnX

I might have a degree of night blindness. That's not surprising given that my 60th birthday is fast approaching (next month). A young ophthalmologist noted that I have a very slight yellowing to my eyes that may contribute to the night vision problem. He then said I would likely need cataract surgery in my mid to late 60's... not sure if I believe that one. At any rate, I do wonder if I will lose peripheral vision as a result of such surgery and, in turn, could that compromise my ability to…

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I use coloured photographs on the iPad for training fusion as a way to engage the patient more on an emotional level. When they perceive depth, I invite them to talk about the places in their life where they wish to have more depth and fulfilment.  I first published the photos in my book Conscious Seeing  The…

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Wow!  I am so glad I found this site.  I am looking forward (pun intended) to reading the information here and educating myself about Vision Therapy.

 

Although I have spoken freely with some of my friends about my eye problem, never, in my whole life, have I had a conversation with anyone else who has personally experienced strabismus.  From the little perusing that I have done through a few members' comments today... I am sure that this site will provide both insight and…

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My sessions are over. I still have a dominant right eye that occasionally supresses my left eye. During my last session, I used red/green glasses and a lifesaver card to give feedback about my suppression status - I can easily check on whether my right eye is suppressing my left. I was also shown how to occlude each eye while focusing n a single point can help bring my eyes back into alignment. I'll see how this aids me in tackling convergence tasks with the lifesavers.

Many COVD members were honored at the recent COVD International meeting in Las Vegas

 

http://mainosmemos.blogspot.com/2011/11/members-honored-at-college-of.html

I'm off to lecture at the Vision Institute of Canada on 3D Vision Syndrome...if you are a Canadian in the Toronto area...you may want to check this out!

 

http://mainosmemos.blogspot.com/2011/10/vision-institute-of-canada-3d.html

Check this out!

 

http://mainosmemos.blogspot.com/2011/11/eye-on-concussions-inaugural.html