See Also: • Visual Dysfunction as ‘Dyslexia’, ‘Reading Disability’, or ‘Learning Disability’. • The psychology of dyslexia. http://www.prohighwayhealthcare.com/Article.aspx?ID=0000000272 Introduction Linda S. Siegel has prepared a wonderful overview of ‘dyslexia’, or reading disability, which outlines much of the current thinking in this area.…
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About Dr. Boulet
My experience is varied and includes degrees in neuropsychology and education from the University of Alberta/Faculte St. Jean, and a doctorate in optometry from Pacific University in Oregon, specializing in the management of learning-related visual dysfunction. I hold a…
Components of Vision
Vision is a very active and complex sense and requires the finely tuned coordination of many different neural subsystems. The process of seeking information from the environment’s random and infinite visual signals is complex and relies on many sub-skills: • motor…
Background
See Also: Retained Primitive Reflexes Postural Reflexes What causes learning disabilities? Three Pillars of Reading Background Neuro-Developmental Delay ‘I’m a professional skeptic and only adopt therapies that actually make sense and work. This is why I offer the services I…
Research By Diagnosis
Amblyopia (One type of ‘Lazy Eye’) • Amos J. Refractive Amblyopia. In: Amos J ed. Diagnosis and management in vision care. Boston: Butterworths, 1987:372. • American Optometric Association. Optometric clinical practice guideline: Care of the patient with amblyopia. St. Louis:…
Strabismus Surgery – A parent’s question.
Here is a parent’s question regarding her niece’s recent strabismus surgery. It seems obvious that the solution to a turned eye would be to ‘realign’ it surgically, but if you look a little deeper, this ‘leap before you look’…
Internal Links
See these pages to begin your research: • External Pages of Interest • Pricing and Licensing • Services • What is eLVT? • What The Private Site Provides • Who The Private Site Is For • Vision Therapy • Education Therapy • Help – How To Use This Wiki • Becoming a…
Bates Method
See Also: Sham Therapy The ‘Bates’ ‘natural’ method of addressing visual dysfunction is a favourite sham therapy of mine. No, it does you no good whatsoever and still people pay money for Dr. Bates’ manual. Various sites on the ‘net…
VSP: Visual Signal Processing
VSP, or Visual Signal Processing, can be simplified as saying: What happens to a visual signal after the eyes have locked-on to it? That is, what does the brain ‘do’ with the signal when it arrives? Keep in mind…
VSA: Visual Signal Acquisition
VSA is the first order of concern in an assessment of visual function, and follows immediately after the comprehensive general health and eye health examination and history. Assessing VSA in young children is an effective means of screening for dyslexia…