Thanks to our colleague, Dr. Dom Maino, and others, 3D Vision topics are hot! With all the 3D movies, videos and games, people are asking questions, like: At what age can my child view 3D safely? As a parent should I have concerns about my child viewing 3D television, movies or games and seizures? If […]
Hate Math? Learn How to Reduce that Anxiety Through Visualization!
Education Week just featured an article that just the “suggestion” of a math test can trigger a stress response in the brain. The article explains how the stress response can interfere with problem solving, hobbling the prefrontal cortex, and also how anxiety can even “cause” a form of dyscalculia. Dr. Judy Willis, neurologist/educator is quoted. […]
Increasing Developmental Delays-What's Up?
INCREASING DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. A study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the overall prevalence of developmental disabilities among children increased by 17 percent between 1997 and 2008, with 15 percent of U.S. children — nearly 10 million — having a developmental disability in 2008. The study is in the current issue […]
Strabismus Long Term Outcome for Partial Accommodative Esotropia Surgery
Thanks to Dr. Dom Maino for his blog post as follows: Partially accommodative esotropia is an acquired strabismus characterized by high hyperopia, a normal AC/A ratio, and a deviation that responds only partially to spectacle correction. …. This retrospective study was done to determine the risk factors for a poor surgical outcome, and to evaluate the […]
AOA Focus on Vision Summit
The American Optometric Association just released a Joint Statement that states, “… healthy eyes and vision are important to a child’s ability to succeed in school and later in life … We are concerned that undiagnosed and untreated vision problems among school-aged children in the US is an urgent national public health challenge. With 1 […]
PAVE Video-Great Understanding of Vision Therapy
PAVE (Parents Active in Vision Education) made a video years ago on how vision therapy changed kids lives. It is very well done, interviewing parents, students, teachers, optometrists, psychologists and physicians. I have shown this video to parents and education groups. In 13 minutes, the symptoms of a learning related vision problem, the treatment and […]
See It. Say It. Do It! – Honored With Another Award!
JPX MEDIA GROUP ANNOUNCES WINNERS AND FINALISTS OF THE 2011 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS Mainstream & Independent Titles from 11 Countries Score Top Honors in the 2nd Annual International Book Awards “Award-Winner in the “Parenting/Family: General” category of the 2011 International Book Awards” is … See It. Say It. Do It! Jeffrey Keen, President and […]
See It. Say It. Do It! Does it at the Learning & The Brain Conference
I was honored to have been one of the distinguished faculty speakers at this year’s Learning & The Brain Conference in Chicago, May 5, 2011. Other faculty included psychologists, educators, MD, speech/language specialists from well known universities & medical schools including University of Chicago, University of CA, Northwestern U, Michigan State U… The Award-winning book, See […]
Northeast Visual Processing "Speaking Tour"
April 26-29, 2011- I spoke for Premier Education on Visual Processing & Academics: New Strategies to Improve Reading, Spelling & Creative Writing Skills. All 3 seminars (Burlington, VT; Albany, NY; Amhert, NY) were well attended by a mixed group including: special education teachers, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech/Language Pathologists, School Psychologists, vision researchers from Taylor […]
3D Vision Moves Into the Music World
Thanks to Dr. Dom Maino for his blog post about this unbelievable opportunity- 3D movie with music in the symphony hall. Per Dr. Maino’s blog: ….Symphony Hall will never before have seen audiences like it in all its 20 years, when next Thursday we will all be wearing 3D glasses to experience a 21st-century digital […]