Imagine developing three months of improvement in visual skills in as little as two weeks! This is a great option for those with: Vision challenges of lower complexity, or who just want a jump start A busy Fall schedule– school, sports– not a lot of time to dedicate to a traditional vision therapy program Trouble keeping up with prescribed home vision therapy practice Motivation to get their problem solved quickly, such as upcoming SAT/ACT or college The Summer Accelerator Pr

—Amanda Zeller Manley, OD, FCOVD R.M., a 28-year-old man, was getting headaches more and more frequently when using a screen. As someone who spent most of his workday on the computer, this was a problem. A previous eye doctor told him he was out of luck, too old to fix his problem. R.M. had amblyopia, and his new eye doctor had referred him to me. Dr. Jeffrey Kraskin Last weekend was the 61st Annual Kraskin Invitational Skeffington Symposium (KISS), held in Bethesda, MD. One

April is National Autism Awareness Month, and there has been a lot of information in the news about the rising rates of autism spectrum disorders. The CDC now estimates that as many as 1 in 68 children are now being diagnosed with ASD. This is particularly frightening as it’s not well understood what  is behind this abrupt rise. While such research is ongoing, it’s important to consider what we as parents and providers can do right now to improve the quality of life of those

The most recent Review of Optometry has three news items emphasizing the importance of infant and child eye and vision evaluation– not just a screening done by the pediatrician or school nurse. The first describes how retinoblastoma, a rare but potentially fatal eye cancer found in children, can be detected by the appearance of a white pupil in baby photos. It used to be thought that early stage eye cancer couldn’t be detected this way, but a recent study found that early dis

This long-awaited text provides therapists and parents interventions for use at home, school, and therapy offices. Involving affect-based Floortime approaches and other problem-solving experiences, these strategies address unrecognized challenges that often derail life competencies, learning, and development. More about the book and authors here. Please join us for this informal gathering where you can chat with the authors and have them autograph your copy of the book while

There is a lot of opinion on the internet, some good, some bad, and a lot that is completely confounding. I recently came across a post on mothering.com in which the original poster describes her daughter’s success in vision therapy and the significant positive changes that have occurred in her life as a result. Great! We have patients in our office every day who tell of the improvements they see in school, work, hobbies, and many other areas of daily life. I always love hear