Visual perception as your brain’s way of turning what your eyes see into what you understand. It is the visual skills that answers the question: “What am I looking at?” In chess, players don’t just look at the board – they see, remember, and imagine future moves. Some of the visual skills used in… Continue reading Visual Perception and Chess: How the Eyes and Brain Work Together on the Board
Category: Pediatrics
Heart Rate Variability and Syntonic Phototherapy
Dr. Ho had the pleasure of presenting “My Approach to using Heart Rate Variability for Syntonic Phototherapy Assessment in a Highly Symptomatic TBI Patient” at the annual College of Optometrist in Vision Development (COVD) meeting in Toronto last month. Heart Rate Variability Heart rate variability (HRV) is the fluctuation of time intervals between heartbeat that… Continue reading Heart Rate Variability and Syntonic Phototherapy
My Journey As a Neurorehabilitation Provider
Today in honor of Women’s Entrepreneur Day last weekend, I will share the story that many patients have asked me to share on how I became a neurorehabilitation provider. I tell them I have taken the road less traveled by and worked in many different settings that each provided me with unique insight. Research… Continue reading My Journey As a Neurorehabilitation Provider
Vision is Motor
Vision is motor! When thinking about optometry, most think about general eye health. This is also how I thought prior to my experience working at Ho Vision Group. My background in Biochemistry and Neuroscience taught me a lot about neurophysiology and structural visual pathways, but never demonstrated the importance of movement in relation to visual… Continue reading Vision is Motor
Commitment to “Learn Vision”
Before starting this job, I did not ever think of someone having to commit to learn vision. I assumed vision was automatic and did not realize how connected vision is to everything. Vision connects to our brain, our balance, and our mobility. It is more than seeing, it is the experience. So when we lose… Continue reading Commitment to “Learn Vision”
Prism Glasses as a Tool in Vision Rehabilitation
Prism Glasses are a powerful rehabilitation tools that have the unique ability to bend light, shift space and alter time perception.
Visual Hygiene
Visual hygiene is now more relevant than ever as some of our patients are starting up in ‘virtual’ school. This topic has also been a hot topic among many of my patients spending hours on the computer working from home during this pandemic.Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) – The American Optometric Association defines CVS as a… Continue reading Visual Hygiene
Vision Problems in Concussion
Last week, Dr. Ho presented “Concussion for the Primary Care Optometrist” at her local optometric society meeting (http://www.midtnods.com). This continuing education seminar provided clinical pearls and signs of the types of vision problems that occur following a concussion.Concussions are considered mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and are responsible for 7500 yearly ER visits in Tennessee… Continue reading Vision Problems in Concussion
A Typical Day in the Life Of a Neuro-Optometrist
What is a Neuro-Optometrist? Vision Rehabilitation therapy helps improve the efficiency of the visual skills (eye control, eye focusing or accommodation, and eye teaming or vergence), and assist in the integration of vision with other sensory systems such as vestibular (ears) and proprioception (body) for balance and orientation.
Good Vision for School Success
What type of vision is needed for children to be successful in school?? It’s the time of the year when parents prepare for their children to go back to school after a fun filled summer. Most parents have a checklist of what their child needs to have done before the first day of school. The… Continue reading Good Vision for School Success