tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254308803311332023.post2434668776042918502..comments2023-08-27T06:26:21.665-07:00Comments on The Visual Dyslexia Solution: The Eye M.D. association's inaccurate statement about Dyslexia and Visionhayesatlbchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404937694819904773noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254308803311332023.post-34099264696066740062009-08-11T20:59:35.522-07:002009-08-11T20:59:35.522-07:00I like people to comment on my blog but to just ha...I like people to comment on my blog but to just have a comment that you copy and past from blog to blog on different subjects as you do ,such as repeating your comment from http://mindblog.dericbownds.net/2009/07/cognitive-neuroscience-of-dyslexia-and.html , doesn't really add much to a different discussion. <br /><br />I am not sure what you mean. Yes most of the problems of Dyslexia are<br />due to "neurological development disorder." So if that is your entire picture of the condition of dyslexia then you probably agree with the eye MD statement that vision and dyslexia are not related.<br /><br />Actually all the science that has determined dyslexia is neurological is from fMRI studies of the brain and different areas related to language processing being different in groups of dyslexics and non dyslexics. The same differences are seen in fMRI studies in the visual centers of the brain but I would argue that it is actually impossible to tell if the differences are not somewhat distorted because the inputs are distorted for some dyslexics ( visual dyslexics) . The statistics seem to indicate that only a small (about 10%) of dyslexics have visual problems as a cause of reading problems. So while the same differences are seen in the brain in the visual centers as language processing centers it seems that those more common visual processing problems might not result in actual reading problems.<br /><br />I try to keep things simple when I discuss visual dyslexia. If a visual dyslexic can describe visual problems that make reading difficult then that by definition makes reading slow inaccurate and likely to impair reading comprehension. Removing those described visual problems is what my See Right Dyslexia Glasses actually do. There is no reason for me to market my visual dyslexia glasses to those with language processing problems as my glasses have no affect on that type of problem and so would not be effective or of benefit for language processing problems.<br /><br />My contention is that despite what the eye MD's say is that ,while they are correct in general that dyslexia and vision are not related, there is a well documented group of people that describe visual problems that make reading difficult that I believe it is their obligation to address. Their failure to do so forces me to offer a solution for those problems. That they use the lack of published scientific proof as a basis for their argument seems to imply that every advance in their field has been documented with scientific evidence. I would suggest that while lasic sugery is now fairly well established that the earlier forms of radial cutting with sharp knives to reform the shape of the eye was once accepted as state of the art and came with many difficulties.<br /><br />I would also suggest to the public that the newest laser eye corrections have as a basis software to shape the eye that is not able to be changed by the eye doctors that use the machines. In fact much of the skill needed to evaluate and correct vision has now become knowing how to use provided equipment. While it is still common to hear advertised the thousands of lasic surgeries completed as a selling point, the fact remains that when new better equipment comes in, a technician explains to the doctor how to use it and then the doctor uses the equipment on clients with the instruction that was received from the equipment technician.<br /><br />I am getting away from the point of the post somewhat but it seems as if the advances in eye health care are being made by equipment manufactures rather than the eye doctors themselves. If I had unlimited financing I have already designed an instrument that could determine an infants predisposition towards visual dyslexia . It would be simple enough to be used by an average trained nurse on a newborn of a few days old and would measure the absolute amount of natural auto fluorescence in the baby's eyes. I predict that someday it will be a required test.hayesatlbchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18404937694819904773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254308803311332023.post-56726647562363146412009-08-10T23:36:06.712-07:002009-08-10T23:36:06.712-07:00Dyslexia is a neurological development disorder. T...Dyslexia is a neurological development disorder. The symptoms are clear but there is no proper medication found on it. It is also found in children. There are many big personalities also who suffers from dyslexia. Kinesis and Eurythmics has proved effective.Dyslexia in childrenhttp://www.zippy-health.com/overcoming-dyslexia-distress/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254308803311332023.post-5294892719435152072009-07-30T10:32:48.278-07:002009-07-30T10:32:48.278-07:00To be as fair as possible it seemed more a slap da...To be as fair as possible it seemed more a slap dash emotional response, probably to the fairly recent explosion in ads for vision therapy claiming 80 % of learning disabilities are vision related, the therapy taking months and having no guarantees.<br /><br />They did indeed throw the baby out with the bath water by buying into the single cause of dyslexia is poor phonological processing. <br /><br />One must assume that the people who can describe visual problems that make reading difficult will not be looking to the AAO for a sympathetic ear.<br /><br />My advice to those offering vision therapy. If you can't identify who is going to indeed be helped with their learning disability problems by vision therapy ( no one believes your 80%) you will continue to be looked at as a scam.hayesatlbchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18404937694819904773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254308803311332023.post-83866064416116242882009-07-30T07:01:31.110-07:002009-07-30T07:01:31.110-07:00Don't get me started on docs! The fact that t...Don't get me started on docs! The fact that they "know everything" when their knowledge actually is a very small box creates so many problems.<br /><br />It wouldn't be so bad if they just wouldn't publish their ill founded beliefs - & convince the public to trust them.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03272307621143522274noreply@blogger.com