Archive for the ‘Inspirations’ Category
Monday, January 1st, 2007
We strabismus sufferers see lots of double images, and often find them annoying. But as I scrolled through the double exposures turned into artwork by one photographer, I found the photos to be beautiful.
Is is possible there is hidden beauty in the double vision of strabismus as well? I wondered. ...
Posted in Featured photos, Holidays, Inspirations, The way we see | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, December 26th, 2006
In an interview with Joel Siegel (ABC News), movie actor Forest Whitaker's strabismus is quite noticeable. Whitaker received accolades recently for his role in "The Last King of Scotland" where he portrayed Idi Amin.
But Starpulse News Blog reports that Whitaker is considering fixing his droopy left eye ...
Posted in Hall of Fame, Inspirations, Strabismus surgery | No Comments »
Saturday, December 9th, 2006
Someone sent the following story to me. I thought of how those of us with strabismus often need a friend to cover our weakness.
Come with me to a third grade classroom...
There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there is a ...
Posted in Help and find help, Holidays, Inspirations | No Comments »
Saturday, October 14th, 2006
Forest Whitaker suffers from strabismus. Yet he is currently receiving wide-spread applause for his performance as Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland."
Here are some quotes about Forest Whitaker:
"With his jug ears, hulking physique and lazy eye, Forest Whitaker always has been an unlikely movie star.... In ...
Posted in Hall of Fame, Inspirations, Strabismus | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
[See photo credit at end of article]
Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart led the USC Trojans to a national Championship in 2004 before signing on as an NFL Quarterback with the Arizona Cardinals earlier this year. Yet Matt Leinart has strabismus just like us.
Matt had strabismus surgery when he was ...
Posted in Children's vision, Hall of Fame, Inspirations, Social trauma | No Comments »
