The Burden of Focus
We naturally assume that other peoples’ eyes are the same as our own. This is a common disaster when it comes to children – we cannot see what they see, or feel how it feels for them to try to see clearly.
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We naturally assume that other peoples’ eyes are the same as our own. This is a common disaster when it comes to children – we cannot see what they see, or feel how it feels for them to try to see clearly.
Subscribe to Vision Mechanic on YouTube.com The goal of VisionMechanic.net is to provide science-based clinically relevant resources about humans, for humans. All humans. This series highlighting International Vision and Learning Month (August) is more focused on those humans who are in formal learning programs, most notably, younger humans. If you yourself are a learner, or…
At last, the Vision Rehabilitation Roadshow, ready for public viewing. We’re proud of this production and will be adding a lot more to it over time. This program covers a lot of ground in 10 hours of live video and instruction in vision and vision rehabilitation. This is a science-based intense program suitable to Occupational…
Robert Constantine and I sit down to chat about referrals, and what 20/20 is really worth. At VisionMechanic.net, we separate the science from the hype and help you get the best from your patients. Our two day live course, the Vision Rehab Roadshow, also separates the science from the myth then gives you the tools…
Robert Constantine and I sit down to review some core notes on vision, rehabilitation, the state of ‘the industry’, and what’s missing from the therapeutic puzzle. At VisionMechanic.net, we separate the science from the hype and help you get the best from your patients. Our two day live course, the Vision Rehab Roadshow, also separates…
Vision is our furthest reaching sense giving us much of the information we know about our surroundings. Good visual skills are vital to our everyday functioning. Without good vision, the simplest tasks become very difficult. With vision being so important to function, the ability to assess, and understand the visual system should be a part…
See also our article on Vision and Dyslexia. In 2013, a very smart Vision Mechanic by the name of Patrick Quaid published a study on the role of vision in the appearance of learning and reading concerns. In Ontario, children who meet sufficient criteria are ‘coded’ and put on an IEP, or Individualized Education Plan….
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Farsightedness, like astigmatism, is one of the mystery words in vision science. People might have heard these words, but most cannot say them easily from memory, let alone explain what are. Still, they are the two most damaging and relevant refractive states in the world of learning disabilities. The refractive state (sometimes called the refractive…
The ‘Developmental Pyramid’ See also: https://visionmechanic.net/the-human-visual-developmental-pyramid/ (Extract from ‘Dr. B’s Guide to Child Vision, Learning, and Development’ series: Fundamentals 1: Learning Mechanics) It’s helpful to look at human development as the construction of a pyramid, with basic (or core) functions at the base, and the more refined and complex functions at the top. These core,…