Re: HANDLE/vision

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Re: HANDLE Institute]

Hi Barbara:

They are doing Handle workshops across the U.S. I believe.

RE: glasses

What is the eye condition...coloboma? If so, where? Visual correction for

reading and for distance are two distinct things. Are the glasses bifocal?

(ie. a different perscription for the center of the glass for close up

vision) Remember that the cranial nerves also lead to the muscles that

control aspects of eye movement. That is why some individuals with CHARGE

have some problems with visual tracking, eye contact, etc. That is why some

opthomologist have a hard time sometimes deciding on the visual functioning

with the individuals with CHARGE? I've seen them also miss coloboma's (as

well as GP's...but thats a whole other topic.)

There are more " out there " books you may want to look into for eye

exercises and philosophies. Some you may have to search for in Natural

Health type stores:

" Kaplan, -Micheael. The Power Behind Your Eyes: Improving Your

Eyesight Through Integrated Vision Terapy. Inner Traditions; 1995.

Liberman, . Light, Medicine of the Future. Bear and Company;

Leviton, . Seven Steps to Better Vision. East West/Natural Health

Books;

Creating Your Personal Vision by Sam Berne, Colourstone Press;

Corbett, Margaret Darst. Help Yourself to Better Sight, Wilshire Book

Company, California (phone )

Huxley, Aldous. The Art of Seeing. 1982 Creative Book Company, California.

ISBN 0-916870-48-0, library # 820126

P.S. What is the " behavioural jerkyness thing? " When he concentrates?

Ann Gloyn, Deafblind Specialist Teacher, Canada

> From: MoMouse495@...

>

> The handle institute sounds great, but unfortunately it is not in our

town.

> won't make eye contact either. His tests show 20-50 vision or

> something, and one turns in a little. The new optometrist suggested his

> exercises but it costs $1000! so we haven't done that. The glasses he

> prescribed hates to wear, and doesn't wear them, but we will push it

for

> reading. He says it makes the TV blurry, even up close where he sits, so

we

> don't know whether to make him wear them or not. This is a very difficult

> issue for us, because the opt said he has been working REALLY hard to use

his

> eyes, which could attribute to some of behavioral jerk-ness too, and that

if

> he keeps wearing them his eyes will learn to relax and see better. But he

> hates them. I know with my reading glasses everything is fuzzy far away,

but

> distance is what he needs the most as he reads well! Can anyone help with

> input on this??? School starts soon and I feel very insecure about the

> glasses/eye problem. Any info would be appreciated! Thanks, barbra m

>

> PS I will ask the school vision person if they know any exercises, etc and

> get their input too, as it wouldn't cost. ;-)