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Check out our new brochure about Vision on Cortical Visual Impairment! Download the brochure here. Directions to fold the brochure:

On Tuesday, July 12, 2016, several of our vision therapy staff attended a Vendor Fair at Kern Regional Center. There were over twenty vendor tables set up with information about the various agencies and their services for clients with special needs. In attendance were Vision Therapists Shari Stamps and Teresa Richards as well as our…

“The American Academy of Pediatrics’ policy on children and media is probably best known for two recommendations: to discourage any screen time for children under 2, and to limit screen time to two hours a day for older children.” Technology has transformed our daily lives and has created new questions about screen time for children.…

Diagnosing visual problems in children can be a challenge. Children are not usually very vocal about the visual issues they are having, especially if they are young. They might not even realize anything is wrong since the symptoms of visual impairment are less concrete unlike hunger pains or fever. It can be hard for a…

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On Saturday, April 23, 2016 our office staff, Shari Stamps and Rousina Arellano, and several other local agencies had the opportunity to participate and sponsor at Kern Autism Network (KAN)’s 4th Autism Spectrum Seminar. This event took place at The Canyon Hills Church Summit Room with Temple Grandin as one of the guest speakers. The…

How fast can you make a decision? Can you think as fast as a pitcher pitches? It takes less than .4 of a second for a ball to get from a pitcher to the mound. Vision Therapy can help a batter begin to recognize seams, spins, colors and therefore pitches, for a better chance to…

Progressive lenses feature one continuous field of vision with no lines, unlike typical bifocals which only provide two distinct viewing areas with a noticeable line between the two which can be frustrating to wearers. Signs you may need progressive lenses: Blurred vision when reading up close and/or computer distance. You find yourself holding reading material…

To conclude Brain Injury Awareness for the month of March, we have asked some of our past Vision Therapy graduates to share their testimonials about the impact of the traumatic events in their lives and how our vision therapy program helped them overcome their obstacles.   First we have a story from Angeleigh March 5,…

Everyday there is more and more research developing on the study of brain plasticity and recovery from brain injuries. Hightlight this week: New Treatments for Concussions Based on Recent Brain Research The Diane Rehm Show Thu, June 4 2015 Synopsis Dramatic results in reduction of symptoms and in some case full recovery after new use…