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Vision Therapy Has Changed My Son’s Life!

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Many thanks to Jennifer, mother of Eric (7 years ago) for her heart-felt testimonial about how vision therapy has changed her son’s life.  Eric came to my office with the following history: Bright student, struggles in school especially with reading, easily distractable. Vision testing revealed difficulties in tracking, focusing and visual motor integration.  Glasses to [...]

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Healthy Vision Audio Interview with Dr. Lynn Hellerstein – Host Dr. Ed Kondrot, Ophthalmologist

Sunday, April 29th, 2012

Thanks to Dr. Ed Kondrot, Ophthalmologist, for his insightful and mindful interview of me on April 15, 2012.   Dr. Kondrot is not afraid to ask questions like, “Why don’t ophthalmologist  believe in vision therapy?”  And more… Click here to listen to the 30 minute interview on vision therapy and the See It. Say It. [...]

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Vision Therapy Success with Autistic Child

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Thanks to Dr. Dan Fortenbacher for sharing his video on a young patient with autism.  It shows the challenges as well as the successes through vision therapy.  Watch how tracking and awareness improve over time By Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Colorado Optometrist in Vision Therapy, Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center

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This Is How Your Brain Ages

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Thanks to Dr. Dom Maino for sharing this site.  Simple, yet quite informative!  It’s never too late to help yourself! Presented by: Term Life Insurance Resource By Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Colorado Optometrist in Vision Therapy, Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, PC

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Visual Attention in Preschoolers Specifically Predicts Future Reading Acquisition

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Thanks to my friend and colleague, Dr. Len Press for his extremely interesting blog.  Dr. Press acknowledges our colleague, Dr. Harold Solan, and his research on how visual spatial attention plays a crucial role in reading. Dr. Press also presents new research by Andrea Facoetti of the University of Padua in Italy and colleagues.  They state, ”Visual attention deficits [...]

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See It. Say It. Do It! Goes International

Monday, April 16th, 2012

See It. Say It. Do It! is now on the front cover for the Award Winning Books Catalog for Columbine Communication and Publications.  Foreign publishers and agents will be reviewing it soon, to determine what countries around the world are interested in purchasing rights to translate my book into their specific language. Thus far, foreign [...]

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Vision Development: 12-18 months

Monday, April 16th, 2012

We continue with vision development through Edina’s eyes.  Please check out previous newsletters to read the first four parts of this story. Look out!! Ready or not, here they come!  Your baby is now quite mobile, usually transitioning from crawling to walking.  Exploration is your baby’s mission!  Your child’s vision continues to develop.  It is [...]

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Effective solutions for Autism, Asperger’s & more…

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Linda Hodgdon, M.Ed., CCC-SLP is a Speech-Language Pathologist who is internationally known for her expertise in developing the use of visual strategies to support communication for students with autism, Asperger’s Syndrome and others with communication, behavior or social challenges. Linda is a powerful and entertaining presenter who inspires program participants to accomplish new goals with students. She shares [...]

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Autism: The Vision Link

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

April is Autism awareness month.  Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social interaction, social communication and varying cognitive, sensory and motor difficulties.  Research is showing many sensory/motor signs and symptoms with individuals on the ASD. “The number of people being diagnosed with autism is way up, across the [...]

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Optometric Vision Therapy: Answering Those Questions

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

Many, many thanks to Dr. Dom Maino for his blog post.  He has started with Dr. Len Press’ article and then expanded on additional literature. The info below is from Dr. Maino.  My friend and colleague, Dr. Len Press wrote an article some time ago where he discussed the interplay between optometry and ophthalmology when it comes [...]

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