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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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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Baseball Season Is Upon Us!
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
The crack of the bat, the smell of the fresh cut grass, the taste of beer and hot dogs…where are you at? That’s right, spring training! We start early, training our baseball fans to wear sun protective glasses, sharpening their curve ball and making baseball a family event. [...]
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Stealth Dyslexia – What’s That?
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
Have you seen gifted children who are very bright yet they struggle in school? Maybe they are not “bad enough” to be labelled as having a reading or learning problem? These kids are often hard for parents and teachers to understand because they may have verbal IQs in the high range, but still struggle with [...]
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