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BVD Buzz: A Quick Guide on Binocular Vision Disorder
While scrolling on various social media platforms, you may have stumbled across videos portraying different unusual visual scenarios that...
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Apr 112 min read
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Convergence Insufficiency: Hidden in Plain Sight
Understanding Convergence Insufficiency Convergence insufficiency (CI) is the most common binocular vision dysfunction that affects the...
DynamicVisionTherapy
Feb 122 min read
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Syntonics: Use of colors in the treatment of various conditions
Phototherapy Phototherapy or light therapy is defined as the use of exposure to light to treat health conditions. This is utilized in...
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Oct 10, 20242 min read
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The Crucial Role of Vision Therapy in Addressing Post-Concussion Visual Symptoms
After sustaining a concussion, patients often experience a range of debilitating visual and systemic symptoms, including dizziness,...
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Sep 20, 20243 min read
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Navigating the Link Between Vision Problems and ADHD in Children
As parents, it's not uncommon to face the challenge of distinguishing between typical childhood behaviors and signs of underlying issues....
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May 13, 20242 min read
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“b, d, p, q” Letter Reversals – An Indicator of Visual Information Processing Deficits?
Does your child often mistake the letters “b” for “d” or “p” for “q”? These mistakes, known as letter reversal errors, oftentimes cause...
DynamicVisionTherapy
Jan 23, 20245 min read
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Aniseikonia and the Importance of Symmetrical Image Size
Aniseikonia is the difference between image size or shape perceived by both eyes. Most often caused by an asymmetric prescription of the...
DynamicVisionTherapy
Sep 13, 20232 min read
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Comparing Two Models of Treatment for Amblyopia: Penalizing the Good Eye vs Binocular Vision Therapy
Monocular treatment for amblyopia, such as patching or penalization, does not always result in 20/20 vision. Moreover, recurrence of...
DynamicVisionTherapy
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Sight vs Vision: Is there a difference?
Common Misconceptions about Vision There are two terms that are interchanged often with the assumption that they have the same meaning,...
Ryan Edwards, OD, FCOVD
Sep 19, 20223 min read
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How do I know if I need Vision Therapy?
Vision therapy is a doctor directed program (by an optometrist) that is aimed at training the brain and eyes to work together. Vision...
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Mar 21, 20222 min read
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Convergence Insufficiency and ADHD
When a child is asked to attend to near point tasks, such as reading or schoolwork, the visual demand naturally increases due to the...
Ryan Edwards, OD, FCOVD
Jul 1, 20212 min read
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Pencil Push-Ups Are Not Enough
Too often, pencil push-ups are assigned as an “exercise” to improve ocular convergence ability. Occupational therapists, physical...
Ryan Edwards, OD, FCOVD
Jun 7, 20192 min read
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Visual Information Processing
Visual perception is the process we use to gather visual information from the environment and the ability to organize, understand and...
Ryan Edwards, OD, FCOVD
May 24, 20192 min read
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Primitive Reflexes
Primitive reflexes are automatic movements originating in the brain stem and are essential for a baby’s survival in the first few weeks...
Ryan Edwards, OD, FCOVD
May 10, 20192 min read
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Vision therapy is not an exercise to increase strength of eye muscles
Often descriptions of vision therapy include the phrase “vision exercises” or “physical therapy for your eyes”, this phrasing, however,...
Ryan Edwards, OD, FCOVD
Apr 26, 20192 min read
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The Connection Between Vision and the Vestibular System – Part 3
In our January blog post we reviewed some of the visual issues that can arise with vestibular disorders. So to continue this topic...
Ryan Edwards, OD, FCOVD
Feb 7, 20173 min read
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The Connection Between Vision and the Vestibular System – Part 2
In our last blog post we discussed the connection between the vestibular system and visual system via the automatic function known as the...
Ryan Edwards, OD, FCOVD
Jan 17, 20172 min read
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The Connection Between Vision and the Vestibular System – Part 1
A great analogy for explaining the connection between the visual system and the vestibular system is described in an article by the...
Ryan Edwards, OD, FCOVD
Dec 20, 20162 min read
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Myopia (Nearsightedness): A Growing Concern
Myopia, also known as nearsightedness, refers to someone who sees things more clearly up close rather than in the distance. There are at...
Ryan Edwards, OD, FCOVD
Oct 27, 20162 min read
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Success with Vision Therapy for Post-Concussion Vision Disorders
A case series published in Optometry and Vision Science reviewed patient records during a time frame of 18 months from two private...
Ryan Edwards, OD, FCOVD
Oct 12, 20162 min read
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