Healing Our Sight

Dr. Hannu Laukkanen is Associate Graduate faculty and Professor Emeritus of Optometry at Pacific University. He has many decades of experience teaching and mentoring developmental optometrists, (including some of my past guests). He is an experienced researcher and published author who has presented countless lectures at conferences and in medical facilities and provided key testimony in many cour...

Denise discusses vision therapy success principles with Chris Daniels, who created his own therapy studio in his basement. You can see a guided tour of his basement on his new YouTube channel, entitled "me vs meyeself." Chris also has a convergence music video included on his channel, which is a fun challenge. Basement tour link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whjzZQ3P0r0&t=2s Chris...

Jenni Veneruz shares how healing vestibular imbalances can make a huge difference when overcoming the effects of concussion and stroke as well as other vision issues like strabismus. She explains how your dizziness or vertigo may originate in your inner ear and there may be a simple fix. Don't miss this episode! Resources: Find Jenni: https://choicehealthcentre.com/our-team/vestibular-physiot...

Denise discusses holistic healing and its implications for eye health with Dr. Har Hari Khalsa.  Dr. Har Hari Khalsa is a highly experienced holistic chiropractor who has been assisting people on their healing journey since 1988. At Transformational Healing Universe in Los Angeles, California, Dr. Har Hari focuses on chiropractic, medical and yogic healing. He specializes in several techniques and...

Denise discusses vision improvement in the context of body alignment and well-being with her chiropractor, Dr. Josh Adams. Dr. Josh's website: https://weadjustlife.com/ If you liked this episode, click here to send me a message. I also appreciate guest and topic suggestions. I'd love to hear from you! Click the "If you liked this episode, CLICK HERE" link above to send me a mes...

Dr. Joanna Carter shares how she helps brain injured patients in her vision therapy practice. She has an even greater understanding, having experienced brain injury herself. You won't want to miss this one! Resources: covd.org locate a doctor: https://locate.covd.org/ noravisionrehab.org: https://nora.memberclicks.net/find-a-provider#/ Dr. Carter's website: https://insightvisiontherapy.c...

Kristin Walls shares with Denise how she has been able to regain some of her lost left peripheral vision through vision therapy, specifically syntonic light therapy and related techniques. She is a patient of Dr. Chula Lerdvoratavee, who was on the April 19 episode. If you liked this episode, click here to send me a message. I also appreciate guest and topic suggestions. I'd love to hear from...

Denise and Elisa discuss her new book, "Enlivening Consciousness: Deepening Your Journey through Vision, Movement, Nutrition, Nature and Spirit. We discuss some of the components to eyesight improvement she delves into in her book. Book Purchase Link: https://www.balboapress.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/796755-enlivening-consciousness Elisa's Website: https://www.enliveningconsciousness....

In this episode, Denise discusses with her new next door neighbor how her son, Elijah, overcame refractive amblyopia through vision therapy. Listen for the other factors that helped as well as ideas for maintaining 3D afterwards. If you liked this episode, click here to send me a message. I also appreciate guest and topic suggestions. I'd love to hear from you! Click the "If you liked th...

Denise, Caryn Rinaldini and Melissa Daniels share their takeaways from attending the COVD (College of Optometrists in Vision Development) Annual Meeting. The organization is being renamed OVDRA (Optometric Vision Development and Rehabilitation Association). It will take a bit to get used to that! We also made the official announcement that we are starting a vision therapy book club, with the first...

Jennifer Powell, creator of the computer program, Our Visual Brain, shares her why, details on the program and her vision for the future impact she is creating. Free trial: https://www.ourvisualbrain.com/free-trial/healingmysight If you liked this episode, click here to send me a message. I also appreciate guest and topic suggestions. I'd love to hear from you! Click the "If you liked th...

Dr. Chula Lerdvoratavee shares her expertise in syntonic phototherapy.  She is a developmental optometrist in Oswego, Illinois as well as provider of syntonic equipment through SYntonac International, LLC.  Resources for finding a provider of syntonic phototherapy: College of Syntonic Optometry: https://csovision.org/find-a-practitioner/ SYntonac International, LLC: https://www.syntonac.com/detail...

Dr. Jason Clopton, FCOVD, discusses with Denise how genetic testing indicates which supplements are effective in reversing or preventing macular degeneration and other eye conditions and why. Dr. Clopton is the director of the Center of Vision Development in Cookeville Tennessee. He has presented numerous lectures worldwide on various neuro-optometric topics and has served on the board of the Coll...

Denise discusses ways to address visual challenges within the autism community with expert Patricia Lemer.  Patricia doesn't  advise doing vision therapy first, so be sure to listen to the end. Resources mentioned in today’s episode:  Patricia’s podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aHgSXx0LuDl8a4Q6QGy82?si=531e6dbb1d7e4c4b Non-profit organization website: https://epidemicanswers.org/ Outsm...

I was a guest on Patricia Lemer's podcast entitled "The Autism Detective where I shared my vision development story. We disccussed vision as related to autism as well on this episode. This is a replay that she gave me permission to share on my podcast. Stay tuned for the next episode where I interview her. If you liked this episode, click here to send me a message. I also appreciate gues...

In this episode, Denise is joined once again by Melissa Daniels for an honest and timely conversation about the emotional side of living with strabismus. Melissa shares what led her to create her new course, Confidence with Strabismus , after years of working closely with adults navigating vision therapy, surgery decisions, and long-standing self-doubt. Together, Denise and Melissa explore how con...

Living with double vision is challenging and Helen Jacobson shares how she has been able to go from constant double vision to seeing double only about twenty percent of the time through vision therapy and prism lenses for driving. She also shares her some of her experiences as a vision therapist for the past 24 years. If you liked this episode, click here to send me a message. I also appreciate gu...

In this episode, Denise speaks with writer and architect Diane Krebs, whom she met at a writing retreat in Pennsylvania, about two very different experiences with vision therapy—first as a parent, and later as a patient herself. Diane shares how her young son benefited from active vision therapy to address reading difficulties, coordination challenges, and sensory overload—long before vision thera...

Gina Brown, wife, editor and publisher for Robert (Buzz) Crockett tells what it was like to experience his journey to 3D with him.  You will love as she shares his excitement and joy in seeing depth at last and in sharing his story through his book. Robert Crockett's book: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=robert+crockett+cross-eyed+optimist&crid=214N732REW4ZD&sprefix=robert+crockett+cross-e...

Denise speaks with Dr. Angela Dobson who assisted Robert Crockett in gaining 3D vision at age 70.  His goal was to see in 3D before he died, and he was able to achieve that! Her story is amazing as well.  Tune in for all the details! Robert Crockett's memoir, Cross-Eyed Optimist is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Cross-eyed-Optimist-Learned-Straightened-Therapy/dp/1999574125#:~:te...

Denise discusses tips for assisting optimal development in babies with neuro optometrist, Dr. Sarah Lane. In addition to being an optometrist, Dr. Lane is a certified yoga teacher, a HypnoBirthing Childbirth Educator, and a student of many body movement and reflex integration methods.  As of March 2023, she is also a certified Functional Medicine Health Coach, well on her way to becoming a certifi...

Denise interviews Collin Welsch, who previously worked as a vision therapist and was Hanah VanderMeulen’s therapist—offering listeners a rare view from “the other side of the table.” Collin shares how he unexpectedly found the field after a neuroscience background and rehabilitation work, then spent seven years in a busy vision therapy practice before eventually moving on to a completely different...

Denise discusses vision therapy with Hazel Dawkins who did therapy in the 1980s and wrote several non-fiction books for the layperson on the subject. She has also used vision therapy as subject matter in her mystery novels. She is one of the authors who inspired my previous guest, Michael Lievens to pursue vision therapy. Hazel's ebooks available on Amazon (some also available in print)   Sud...

Child psychologist Dr. Sara Morrow describes how she discovered vision therapy and the success her son, Zephen has had over the course of the past three and a half years. She describes how he has gained alignment of his eyes and emerging depth perception.   Zephen’s diagnoses from the developmental optometrist at age 10 were as follows:  • Alternating exotropia (both eyes could turn outward, a for...

Elisa Beth Haransky-Beck is a SomaticNeuroDevelopmental optometrist. She shares her take on integrating vision through whole body movement using her own brand of yoga, which she calls EmbodyVision Yoga. This episode includes a yummy visualization. Recommended book: Somatics   by Thomas Hanna Website: https://www.enliveningconsciousness.com/ If you liked this episode, click here to send me a messag...