Great Visit with Behavior Optometrist Dr. Kaplan

[Guest guest]

Dr. Kaplan is a behavior optometrist in New York. He was great with

and very patient. He does visual therapy to retrain the eyes to

work with the brain. He said even people that have so called 20/20

vision can benefit from prism lens. Dr. Kaplan does not believe in

surgery to correct strabismis or lazy eye. He said surgery does not

retrain the eyes to work with the brain and he also does not like

patching the eye. He said when you patch an eye one eye is always

stronger. We ordered a pair of glasses with prism lenses for everyday

wear and also we got a pair of glasses for therapy. Dr. Kaplan did a

couple of different experiments to show how sees things and how he

can help. He said he has had kids that were violent,non-verbal,etc.The

kids that were agressive either quit or became less aggressive.He has

had non-verbal kids start talking.One lady that was 31 yrs old could

not walk and wore leg braces and was in a wheelchair.She now walks. He

does just like he talks in his book Seeing Through New Eyes and he is

very helpful. After all the horrible eye exam that have led to nothing

finally someone listen.I tried to post this 2 x last week but it would

never post.I am glad we took to Dr. Kaplan because he cares about

our kids. Cyndi B

[Guest guest]

He's only a couple hours from us and I'd really like to see him. If

you don't mind me asking, how much did it cost (evaluation and

glasses). You can email me offlist if you want. Thanks.

Ecki

Mom to Kayla (DS/ASD, 4/5/04) and Laurie (PDD-NOS, 7/12/01)

http://oppositekids.blogspot.com/

>

> Dr. Kaplan is a behavior optometrist in New York. He was great with

> and very patient. He does visual therapy to retrain the eyes

to

> work with the brain. He said even people that have so called 20/20

> vision can benefit from prism lens. Dr. Kaplan does not believe in

> surgery to correct strabismis or lazy eye. He said surgery does not

> retrain the eyes to work with the brain and he also does not like

> patching the eye. He said when you patch an eye one eye is always

> stronger. We ordered a pair of glasses with prism lenses for

everyday

> wear and also we got a pair of glasses for therapy. Dr. Kaplan did

a

> couple of different experiments to show how sees things and

how he

> can help. He said he has had kids that were violent,non-

verbal,etc.The

> kids that were agressive either quit or became less aggressive.He

has

> had non-verbal kids start talking.One lady that was 31 yrs old

could

> not walk and wore leg braces and was in a wheelchair.She now walks.

He

> does just like he talks in his book Seeing Through New Eyes and he

is

> very helpful. After all the horrible eye exam that have led to

nothing

> finally someone listen.I tried to post this 2 x last week but it

would

> never post.I am glad we took to Dr. Kaplan because he cares

about

> our kids. Cyndi B

>

[Guest guest]

Where is he located in NY?

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 9:09 PM, wrote:

> Dr. Kaplan is a behavior optometrist in New York. He was great with

> and very patient. He does visual therapy to retrain the eyes to

> work with the brain. He said even people that have so called 20/20

> vision can benefit from prism lens. Dr. Kaplan does not believe in

> surgery to correct strabismis or lazy eye. He said surgery does not

> retrain the eyes to work with the brain and he also does not like

> patching the eye. He said when you patch an eye one eye is always

> stronger. We ordered a pair of glasses with prism lenses for everyday

> wear and also we got a pair of glasses for therapy. Dr. Kaplan did a

> couple of different experiments to show how sees things and how he

> can help. He said he has had kids that were violent,non-verbal,etc.The

> kids that were agressive either quit or became less aggressive.He has

> had non-verbal kids start talking.One lady that was 31 yrs old could

> not walk and wore leg braces and was in a wheelchair.She now walks. He

> does just like he talks in his book Seeing Through New Eyes and he is

> very helpful. After all the horrible eye exam that have led to nothing

> finally someone listen.I tried to post this 2 x last week but it would

> never post.I am glad we took to Dr. Kaplan because he cares about

> our kids. Cyndi B

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ecki, The total evalution is $1,100. As far as the glasses go 's

were $320.00. The frames were $125.00. Now you can buy frames from

anywhere and take them to them.Even from Sams club. Dr. Kaplan gave

me a break on the evalution after I explained the Dr. Phil scenerio

and the fact that Dr. Mumper was sending us to him. They do not file

insurance but they will give you the codes so you can file and get

reimbursed by insurance companies. I wish we were only couple hours

away it was a 16 hour drive for us. Do you still have my number? If

not email me off line and I will send you my number and Dr. Kaplans.

Cyndi B

>

> He's only a couple hours from us and I'd really like to see him. If

> you don't mind me asking, how much did it cost (evaluation and

> glasses). You can email me offlist if you want. Thanks.

>

> Ecki

> Mom to Kayla (DS/ASD, 4/5/04) and Laurie (PDD-NOS, 7/12/01)

> http://oppositekids.blogspot.com/

>

>

> >

> > Dr. Kaplan is a behavior optometrist in New York. He was great

with

> > and very patient. He does visual therapy to retrain the eyes

> to

> > work with the brain. He said even people that have so called

20/20

> > vision can benefit from prism lens. Dr. Kaplan does not believe

in

> > surgery to correct strabismis or lazy eye. He said surgery does

not

> > retrain the eyes to work with the brain and he also does not like

> > patching the eye. He said when you patch an eye one eye is always

> > stronger. We ordered a pair of glasses with prism lenses for

> everyday

> > wear and also we got a pair of glasses for therapy. Dr. Kaplan

did

> a

> > couple of different experiments to show how sees things and

> how he

> > can help. He said he has had kids that were violent,non-

> verbal,etc.The

> > kids that were agressive either quit or became less aggressive.He

> has

> > had non-verbal kids start talking.One lady that was 31 yrs old

> could

> > not walk and wore leg braces and was in a wheelchair.She now

walks.

> He

> > does just like he talks in his book Seeing Through New Eyes and

he

> is

> > very helpful. After all the horrible eye exam that have led to

> nothing

> > finally someone listen.I tried to post this 2 x last week but it

> would

> > never post.I am glad we took to Dr. Kaplan because he cares

> about

> > our kids. Cyndi B

> >

>

[Guest guest]

He is located in Tarrytown NY about 30 minutes outside Manhatten.We

were right next to Sleepy Hallow with all its legend and historic

homes. Cyndi B

>

> Where is he located in NY?

>

> On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 9:09 PM,

wrote:

>

> > Dr. Kaplan is a behavior optometrist in New York. He was great

with

> > and very patient. He does visual therapy to retrain the eyes

to

> > work with the brain. He said even people that have so called 20/20

> > vision can benefit from prism lens. Dr. Kaplan does not believe in

> > surgery to correct strabismis or lazy eye. He said surgery does

not

> > retrain the eyes to work with the brain and he also does not like

> > patching the eye. He said when you patch an eye one eye is always

> > stronger. We ordered a pair of glasses with prism lenses for

everyday

> > wear and also we got a pair of glasses for therapy. Dr. Kaplan

did a

> > couple of different experiments to show how sees things and

how he

> > can help. He said he has had kids that were violent,non-

verbal,etc.The

> > kids that were agressive either quit or became less aggressive.He

has

> > had non-verbal kids start talking.One lady that was 31 yrs old

could

> > not walk and wore leg braces and was in a wheelchair.She now

walks. He

> > does just like he talks in his book Seeing Through New Eyes and

he is

> > very helpful. After all the horrible eye exam that have led to

nothing

> > finally someone listen.I tried to post this 2 x last week but it

would

> > never post.I am glad we took to Dr. Kaplan because he cares

about

> > our kids. Cyndi B

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Cyndi,

This is very interesting; I will be watching to see how this all turns out

for .

Louise