Category Archives: Just for fun
‘The Eye Patch Kids’ DVD
A few weeks ago I wrote about a DVD called ‘The Eye Patch Kids’. Since then, my 7 year old grandson and I have had a chance to watch the DVD together several times. It’s full of humor that appeals … Continue reading
Posted in Children's vision, Education, Just for fun, Vision therapy
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One had a squint: The cross-eyed bride
In the novel Zeno’s Conscience by Italo Svevo, the fictional Zeno wrote of meeting four sisters whom he considered as possible marriage prospects. However, one had a squint — another name for strabismus or a crossed eye. Zeno journaled how … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Just for fun, Social trauma
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DVD helps kids want to wear eye patch
After struggling with her two year old son for over an hour, Kelly finally gave up getting him to wear his new eye patch. Then she came up with an innovative idea. She produced a video of puppets wearing eye … Continue reading
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Live is going to throw you curveballs
“Life is going to throw you curveballs. You can either curl up on the nice leather couch and just tell the rest of the world to go away, or….” Karen Parsegian, who has been blind for four years, finished that … Continue reading
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Virtual vision therapy
Wouldn’t it be great if doing Vision Therapy was as fun as playing our favorite computer games? Perhaps that day is soon here! Virtual reality games to treat amblyopia are already being researched at Nottingham University and the results are … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and internet, Just for fun, Vision therapy
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