Its Your Health Radio Interview
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
It’s Your Health is a dynamic and engaging radio program dedicated to providing strategies for healthier living. Lisa Davis, M.P.H., C.N.C. host of http://www.itsyourhealthradio.org/ provides a holistic approach to physical, emotional, and spiritual health and wellness. Lisa inspires her listeners through interviews with local and nationally known health experts, and guests who have made tremendous changes [...]
Tags: children, See It. Say It. Do It!, success, Vision Therapy
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Is Your Child Ready For Contact Lenses?
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
“Are contact lenses appropriate, or even safe, for my child to wear?” Many parents ask me those questions. Our practice, Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center PC, has been successfully fitting contact lenses on children, even as young as 1 years old. When the kids as this young, it is usually for a very specific [...]
Tags: children, contact lenses, Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, kids, success
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Vegas-Here We Came!
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
25 years – amazing to have an employee with work me for that long. It’s not just any employee, it’s my sister, Beth Fishman-McCaffrey, OTR. Beth has been dedicated and a huge advocate for vision therapy and for me personally. I acknowledge Beth for who she is and all that she has done for me [...]
Tags: success, visualization
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The Visuality of Reading Part II
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Dr. Press continues in his blog about the Visuality of Reading. He quotes Dr. Oliver Sachs, neurologist & author of forthcoming book, The Mind’s Eye, “We normally think of reading as a seamless, indivisible act … reading in fact involves a number of separate processes and stages from basic perceptual processes to higher level abilities [...]
Tags: brain, Reading, See It. Say It. Do It!, Vision Therapy, visualization
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The Visuality of Reading
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Dr. Len Press, my esteemed colleague, writes in his blog about Oliver Sach’s latest “A Neurologist Notebook” piece in the New Yorker Magazine (June 28, 2010). Per Dr. Press’ blog: “Oliver Sacks, a neurologist and man of letters, is well-known to the vision community through his essays in The New Yorker Magazine. Oliver’s depiction of [...]
Tags: brain, brain injury, optometry, See It. Say It. Do It!, Vision Therapy
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Wii Technology Helps Brain Injuries
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Neuroplasticity research shows that brain cells can sprout new neurons after brain injury-even with adults. Vision rehabilitation, provided by optometrists trained in Vision Therapy, have been successfully treating the visual consequences after brain injury. Visual symptoms include: Difficulty with reading, blurred vision, double vision, visual spatial and balance difficulties, poor eye-hand coordination, decreased visual memory. [...]
Tags: brain, brain injury, optometry, Vision Therapy
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Annie – The BEST Graphic Designer in My World
Monday, June 14th, 2010
A little bragging time. Take a look at the feature on Annie, my daughter. Thanks to her, you are looking at my website and book…and anything else that I have published with graphics. Sure, I’m biased, but also true to my word Need a website or graphic design? Check out her website for more information.
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New “Discovery” Treating Vision Problems In Patients with TBI
Monday, June 14th, 2010
Dr. Dom Maino reviews an interesting article about how ophthalmology has suddenly “discovered” how important treating binocular dysfunction (difficulties in eye coordination) is with patient suffering from traumatic brain injury. Optometrists has been researching, treating and successfully helping patients with these vision problems for many years. I personally published 3 articles on vision therapy treatment [...]
Tags: brain injury, Vision Therapy
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Thank You AOA (American Optometric Association)
Monday, June 14th, 2010
Check out the June Issue of the AOA News (American Optometric Association). They have honored me with a wonderful article highlighting my new book, See It. Say It. Do It! The Parent’s & Teacher’s Action Guide for Creating Successful Students & Confident Kids.
Tags: American Optometric Association, Awards, See It. Say It. Do It!, success
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Assistive Technology Symposium – Join Me!
Monday, June 14th, 2010
Join me on June 15, 2010 at the Assistive Technology Symposium. See the latest equipment and computers to help children and adults with special needs. Its a great inspirational group. I’ll be speaking about vision and vision therapy at 3:15PM. In addition, I’ll be signing See It. Say It. Do It! It would be [...]
Tags: development, education, See It. Say It. Do It!, visualization
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