Guest guest Posted October 11, 2000 Report Share Posted October 11, 2000 <<Strabismus is a vision problem that causes you to see multiple images of the same thing>> how did you know this was an issue for Kenny? Through testing? has always had a slight lazy eye, I thought that was strabismus. I have taken him to an optometrist but the problem comes and goes and was not present at the time of eval. How did you know Kenny was seeing multiples? Interesting. Fiona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2000 Report Share Posted October 11, 2000 Fiona, Actually, it was my daughter, Kira, who had the strabismus. She's actually NT (gifted) so had no problem telling me. The problem was, nobody believed her, and when I took her to be checked, the doctor said he thought she was just "looking for attention". Fortunately for me, the mom of one of her best friends is an optometrist, and she kept saying that she thought something was wrong. It was kind of a touchy situation, and had to just about bonk me over the head. She kept dropping hints, but was also trying not to say anything against another member of her profession. Finally I wised up, and took Kira in to see her for an eye exam. She referred us to an opthamologic surgeon who confirmed it, and Kira had surgery last December Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2000 Report Share Posted October 11, 2000 Strabismus is when the eye muscle is not working properly. It is not a brain issue. My son had a muscle that was too long on one side and too short on the other side. It had nothing to do with how his brain was functioning. They did simple surgery on him at 10 months of age and shortened the muscle that was too long and his eyes are aligned and vision perfect. Amblyopia is a brain issue. That is controled by the brain and tells the eye that is outward (or inward, upward, etc) from strabismus to tune it out because its not looking in the same direction as the other eye that's aligned. Sometimes that does not happen with strabismus, for my son it did. He needed to be patched. The vision came back but the eye stayed out because of strabismus, that's why he needed surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2000 Report Share Posted October 11, 2000 Oops, sorry, I believe I started this with my question due to my daughter's visual impairment. I should clarify. As a result of her visual impairment (and other issues) she does not process information properly. When your vision is impaired, you can't take in about 80% of your world around you, depending on the extent of your vision loss. Then if you're autistic on top of it, you can't process the 20% you do take in. I wasn't asking about BG to assist with vision--mostly processing. Sorry about the confusion. Carol Re: [ ] Re: Strabismus In a message dated 10/11/00 2:14:18 AM Central Daylight Time, fancy@... writes: << went to see Dennison, the originator of Brain Gym. One 45 min session and her eyes were almost straight and have not regressed since, he quit his successful job and now is an advocate and Brain Gym practitioner. >> Do you know what specific things the Brain Gym person did? We saw a BG practitioner several years ago and use many of their exercises in the Teacher's Edition book but haven't heard of or seen much specifically for the visual system. Any info you could provide would be appreciated. Gaylen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2000 Report Share Posted October 11, 2000 The strabismus does get two different views. The eyes do keep two different pictures, but when the drifting eye loses vision, that is called amblyopia. My son had both of these. Through patching, the vision came back, but the strabismus did not go away and he needed surgery. He almost 3 with two beautiful, aligned eyes. He was 10 months at surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2000 Report Share Posted October 12, 2000 I will second what said. I wasn't going to get into an argument on it, because I'm awfully busy right now. But yes indeed, my daughter's eye muscles were different lengths. The surgeon tightened one and somehow loosened the other. We had already done the eye exercise route ... (Cary, NC)persistentC@... Re: [ ] Re: Strabismus Strabismus is when the eye muscle is not working properly. It is not a brain issue. My son had a muscle that was too long on one side and too short on the other side. It had nothing to do with how his brain was functioning. They did simple surgery on him at 10 months of age and shortened the muscle that was too long and his eyes are aligned and vision perfect.Amblyopia is a brain issue. That is controled by the brain and tells the eye that is outward (or inward, upward, etc) from strabismus to tune it out because its not looking in the same direction as the other eye that's aligned. Sometimes that does not happen with strabismus, for my son it did. He needed to be patched. The vision came back but the eye stayed out because of strabismus, that's why he needed surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2000 Report Share Posted October 12, 2000 , Is there a way to tell if the strambismus (or eye turning inward or outward) is due to muscle differences before the surgery or did they determine that after they got in? Was your child's strambismus more noticable at times than at others? I ask because at birth, my son's was noticable, then seemed to even out but then got worse as he became ill then better again as he improved. Now, it's not always noticable but comes and goes with stress levels. Do you think it's possible that a muscle weakness as well as length problem could cause this in some cases? Just wondering... Gaylen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2000 Report Share Posted October 12, 2000 GAylen, As I am not a fully qualified Brain Gym practitioner, I really only know the lower level exercises that you speak of - good for many things in learning, balance, etc. but nowhere near the most powerful part of Brain Gym/EduK practices. I am afraid I cannot tell you much more than that but I have met and heard of people who have had wonderful responses to certain lessons, etc. in many instances, when our bodies don't work correctly, many things don't switch on and off in teh correct order or developtal sequence and Brain gym can correct many of these. For example, most of the more well known reflexes (eg BAbinski reflex, startle reflex, etc.) are essential for the survival of the child but should automatically " switch off " or become more subdued when they are no longeer neccessary. Due to developmental interference (or mercury/toxins interference), sometimes these reflexes do not switch off or subdue and can cause significant problems later in life. (ie. I believe, we have all witnessed kids/adults who are much more easily startled than others). These reflexes can be adjusted or switched off fairly easily by a well trained and experience EduK/Brain Gym practitioner. Good luck and best wishes, Ken > In a message dated 10/11/00 2:14:18 AM Central Daylight Time, fancy@a... > writes: > > << went to see Dennison, the originator of Brain Gym. One 45 min > session and her eyes were almost straight and have not regressed since, he > quit his successful job and now is an advocate and Brain Gym practitioner. >> > > Do you know what specific things the Brain Gym person did? We saw a BG > practitioner several years ago and use many of their exercises in the > Teacher's Edition book but haven't heard of or seen much specifically for the > visual system. Any info you could provide would be appreciated. > Gaylen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2000 Report Share Posted October 12, 2000 Carol, No apology necessary. Vision or vision processing - all part of the same package and all helped tremendously by Brain Gym/Eduk. In fact, processing probably more than the hardware/vision but it helps both......... and, a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. Thanks for your clarification, KenG > Oops, sorry, I believe I started this with my question due to my daughter's > visual impairment. I should clarify. As a result of her visual impairment > (and other issues) she does not process information properly. When your > vision is impaired, you can't take in about 80% of your world around you, > depending on the extent of your vision loss. Then if you're autistic on top > of it, you can't process the 20% you do take in. I wasn't asking about BG > to assist with vision--mostly processing. Sorry about the confusion. > Carol > > Re: [ ] Re: Strabismus > > > In a message dated 10/11/00 2:14:18 AM Central Daylight Time, fancy@a... > > writes: > > << went to see Dennison, the originator of Brain Gym. One 45 min > session and her eyes were almost straight and have not regressed since, he > quit his successful job and now is an advocate and Brain Gym practitioner. > >> > > Do you know what specific things the Brain Gym person did? We saw a BG > practitioner several years ago and use many of their exercises in the > Teacher's Edition book but haven't heard of or seen much specifically for > the > visual system. Any info you could provide would be appreciated. > Gaylen > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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