Yearly Archives: 2007
Strabismus got you down? This will lift you up!
Brett shared the url to this video in our Eyes Apart Strabismus Support group recently. Brett writes, “If strabismus seems like a barrier to living our dreams and gaining acceptance, just imagine the hurdles these two beautiful dancers have managed … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirations
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New fun video game offers vision training in minutes a day!
Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day is a new video game for Nintendo DS. It’s designed to improve hand-eye coordination, focus, and peripheral vision through a series of fun games. Flash Focuswas developed in Japan and is distributed … Continue reading
Posted in Children's vision, Just for fun, Vision therapy
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Would you trade part of your life expectancy to be rid of strabismus?
David Marshall writes: Dr. David Guyton at the Wilmer Eye Institue of Johns Hopkins sent this to me along with some other articles, but this one is a very powerful reminder of how crippling strabismus can be to those of … Continue reading
Posted in Social trauma, Strabismus, Surveys & research
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Intimidated by the creeping shadow of strabismus? Here’s help!
The following item is edited and used by permission from a letter posted by David Marshall recently in our Eyes Apart Strabismus Support group. David wrote: I often wonder if my strabismus is much like a shadow on the wall. … Continue reading
Posted in Help and find help, Social trauma
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Social confidence with lazy eyes
The following item is edited from a letter posted by shayla last month in our Eyes Apart Strabismus Support group. It’s hard for some people to accept being referred to as having “lazy eyes.” We know that strabismus eyes work … Continue reading
Posted in Help and find help, Social trauma
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