Research

Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014 May 1. [Epub ahead of print] The Effect of Saccadic (fast eye movement) Training on Early Reading Fluency. Leong DF1, Master CL, Messner LV, Pang Y, Smith C, Starling AJ. : Author information 11King-Devick Test, LLC, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, USA. Abstract Background. Eye movements are necessary for the physical act of reading and have been shown to relate […]

SUSAN BARRY’S NEW BOOK ON VISION Mon, 07/20/2009 – 15:23 — billg Neurobiologist Susan Barry finally found her 3-D vision at age 48 – with the help of vision therapy. She’s just published a new book about her journey – 3 surgeries as a child fixed her cross eye – but not her vision – experts […]

A Child’s Age is Not a Limiting Factor in Fixing Lazy Eye National Eye Institute (NIH/NEI) Study Finds that Lazy Eye Can be Successfully Treated in Older Children A National Institute of Health, National Eye Institute (NIH/NEI) supported research study has disproven the long held belief that children with lazy eye, or amblyopia, can’t be […]

For many, first grade is the start of many years of fun and exciting discoveries; like playing sports or musical instruments, and learning to read. Reading for most children is a gateway to new information and a new understanding about the world around them. For many it is a fun and exciting adventure. For others […]

Developmental dyslexia affects almost 10% of school-aged children and represents a significant public health problem. Its etiology is unknown. The consistent presence of phonological difficulties combined with an inability to manipulate language sounds and the grapheme–phoneme conversion is widely acknowledged. Numerous scientific studies have also documented the presence of eye movement anomalies and deficits of […]

Efficacy of vision therapy in children with learning disability and associated binocular vision anomalies Jameel Rizwana Hussaindeena, Prerana Shaha, Krishna Kumar Ramania, Lalitha Ramanujanc a Srimathi Sundari Subramanian Department of Visual Psychophysics, Elite School of Optometry (In Collaboration with Birla Institute of Technology and Science), Unit of Medical Research Foundation, 8, G.S.T. Road, St. Thomas […]