The Dyslexic Advantage
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Congratulations to Drs. Fernette & Brock Eide for the release of their new book, The Dyslexic Advantage. They bring a refreshing new look at “dyslexia”, which is a term not consistently defined or utilized within educational circles. Rather than dyslexia being a condition to be “overcome“, the Eides emphasize that dyslexia is a condition reflecting a [...]
Tags: learning, visualization
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Success Story
Thursday, August 11th, 2011
Thanks so my esteemed colleague, Dr. Dom Maino, for his blog post of a touching vision therapy success story. Remember, August is Vision & Learning Month. Check out COVD.org for more information. By Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Colorado Optometrist in Vision Therapy and Visual Processing
Tags: Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, learning, Vision Therapy
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Vision & Learning Readiness- Summit in Washington DC
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
I was honored to be the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) representative at the 2011 School Readiness Summit: Focus on Vision (April 11-12, 2011) in Washington DC. The Summit included: 1. Updated neurologic research on vision and learning 2. Heart-touching stories from Dr. Sue Barry (author of Fixing My Gaze) and Robin Benoit (author [...]
Tags: learning, Vision & Learning
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Have Your Child’s Eyes Examined for School- 1 out of 4 kids have vision problems!
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Michael J. Earley, OD, PhD, is a Professor of Clinical Optometry at THE Ohio State University College of Optometry is paired with Bill Nye the Science Guy as spokespersons for the AOA’s Back to School campaign. Listen to Dr. Earley & Bill Nye discuss the importance of vision & learning. 25% of kids in school [...]
Tags: American Optometric Association, learning
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Dr. Susan Barry Webinar – Vision Therapy as an Adult
Friday, September 10th, 2010
Thanks to COVD (College of Optometrists in Vision Development)! The 2010 August is National Children’s Vision & Learning Month hosted a webinar to discuss vision and learning and the success of vision therapy for Dr. Susan Barry. Help COVD continue to spread the word about the link between vision and learning. Dr. Barry was feautured [...]
Tags: COVD, learning, strabismus, Vision Therapy
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Convergence Insufficiency: The Private Eye Goes Public #4
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Another great post from Dr. Len Press on Convergence Insufficiency: The Private Eye Goes Public #4. A short preview of Dr. Press’ blog entry: “Let’s briefly review the answers to the first three questions that Dr. Fortenbacher posed in part 1 of this investigative series, before addressing the final two points on why some doctors are [...]
Tags: convergence insufficiency, learning, Vision Therapy
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A Neurobiologist’s View of How Our System Fails Children With Vision Problems
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
Special Announcement: COVD is hosting a LIVE webinar interview with Dr. Sue Barry NEXT THURSDAY – AUG 26th School Crossings: Hear Dr. Susan Barry answer questions about difficult school experiences that resulted from her vision problems; how, for example, she was mislabeled as a low aptitude student and assigned to a special problems class, and [...]
Tags: learning, stereopsis, Vision Therapy
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Free Webinar & Followup Q&A with Dr Hellerstein
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Due to numerous requests from teachers, parents, therapists, patients and others, the webinars I presented in March 2010 on: See It. Say It. Do It! 20/20 is NOT Perfect Vision is now available on the website: www.LynnHellerstein.com You can listen to the entire March webinar at your leisure at NO COST. Share the link with [...]
Tags: 20/20, learning, See It. Say It. Do It!, visualization
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Staten Island Parent Magazine-Vision & Learning Month
Sunday, August 8th, 2010
Great article on Aug. Vision & Learning Month in the Staten Island Parent Magazine. COVD is featured as the contact source and Dr. Lynn Hellerstein is quoted! Click here to read it- pg. 73-74
Tags: learning, Parenting, Vision Therapy
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August Is Vision & Learning Month-Is Your Child Ready For School
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Wow, the summer is almost over. Like it or not, its back to school time. Are your kids really ready for school? Do they have one of the most important skills they need to be successful students? Let Larry Fitzgerald, All-Pro Arizona Cardinals Wide Receiver set the record straight on the critical link between vision [...]
Tags: COVD, education, learning, sports vision, vision
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