Category Archives: Vision simulators

Pictures of things our vision may be similar to are probably the most accurate vision similators for us!

A lesson from Monet: His vision developed his art

Monet’s vision reached a lot deeper than his eyes could see. Professor Michael Marmor, an Ophthalmologist who led a team of researchers at Stanford University, has been quoted in Times Online as saying that the beloved artist Monet “derided the … Continue reading

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Springy strabismus eyes with xray of pegs and ties

My torsion strabismus surgery is 5 days away. I thought I’d try to capture here some of the things I see now, because I am hoping I will have better images soon! Rather than attempt to make another simulator of … Continue reading

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Graphics help Ophthalmologist recognize torsion

It is difficult to comprehend what another person sees. I tried to verbally explain to my doctors that one eye was rotated or twisted, but now I’ve found a way to show them. One of the first things I noticed, … Continue reading

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Ocular Torsion vision simulator

I made these images to show my doctors how I’ve seen things since my surgery (bilateral lateral rectus recession in May of 2005). I’m hoping these illustrations will help them to help me. The images below are not exact of … Continue reading

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Double vision simulator

Double vision from strabismus is commonly horizontal. Before my surgery, I had horizontal double vision when I relaxed my eyes, but most of the time I managed to keep the images together. I also had a small amount of vertical … Continue reading

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