Dr. Janet Wilamowski to give lecture at Radisson Hotel

Dr. Janet Wilamowski to give lecture entitled Vision: Its Affect on Learning and Attention and How Vision Therapy Can Help
Dr. Janet Wilamowski, a specially trained Developmental Optometrist, Vision Therapist, and CEO of The Vision Development Center of King of Prussia, PA will speak at the Radisson Valley Forge on February 10, 2009 on the topic [...]

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Adult Amblyopes May Benefit from Perceptual Learning

WEDNESDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) — People with amblyopia have broader bandwidth of perceptual learning in their visual system than people with normal vision, suggesting greater plasticity and wider generalization in this population, according to research released online March 3 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Chang-Bing Huang, of the University of Science [...]

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Not Autistic or Hyperactive, She was just seeing double at times

New York Times recently wrote an article about a child who was misdiagnosed with Autism/ADHD, when in fact she had a Convergence Insufficiency. This disorder is one of the easiest binocular disorders to treat with Vision Therapy.
As an infant, Raea Gragg was withdrawn and could not make eye contact. By preschool she needed to [...]

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Dr. Wilamowski to speak October 10

North Penn Parents’ Special Education Council (NPSEC)
An invitation to
Family members of special education and general education students
Special education teachers and support personnel
General education teachers and support personnel
School administrators
School board members
Vested community members
Topic: Visual Processing and Interventions
Time and Location: 7:00-9:00 pm
Educational Services Center,
401 East Hancock Street, Lansdale, PA 19446.
Light Refreshments are served.
§ Learn that vision [...]

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School Woes Are Caused By Disorder of Sight

DEAR ABBY: Please help me get the word out about a common condition that severely affects children’s ability to succeed in school because it inhibits reading, spelling and concentration.

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