Posts Tagged ‘Dr. Penelope Suter’
Health South Stroke Survivors Support Group
Dr. Suter was recently invited to speak to the Bakersfield Health South Rehabilitation Hospital stroke survivors support group. She was able to share information on post-stroke vision problems and the effect of vision on balance with a great group of about 25 stroke survivors, family members and therapists. Besides presenting a quick tour of visual…
Read MoreOur Vision Therapy Journey – Part 1 of 3
I will be writing over the next week about our journey with vision therapy. Although we’ve been on this ride for over a year, I hadn’t blogged about it at all because I wanted to protect the privacy of my son’s struggles, and frankly, I wasn’t sure I wanted to if it didn’t work for him. …
Read MorePosition Statement on Optometric Vision Therapy By the American Optometric Association (AOA)
[Excerpts relevant to vision therapy and learning disabilities, learning disabled children or learning disabled adults (including cases of possible or diagnosed Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD), dyslexia)] The American Optometric Association (AOA) affirms its long-standing position that optometric vision therapy is effective in the treatment of physiological…
Read MoreDr. Suter and Other Volunteers Making a Difference in the Community!
On the first Monday in January, Dr. Suter was in Lamont, volunteering with the One-Sight Vision Van. She and other volunteer doctors in the community, along with the One-Sight staff, examined 80 children from Arvin, Lamont, and Grimmway schools. Glasses were provided for 78 of those children. While it is not as good as an…
Read MoreAnnual Autism Awareness Conference
The Kern Autism Network-Autism Society 18th Annual Autism Awareness Conference, scheduled for Friday, March 1, is already sold out. The lecturers this year, are Lori Ernsperger, Ph.D. who will be speaking on “Bullying and Autism,” and Laura Nagle, an adult with Asperger’s syndrome who runs a small architectural business. Given that the Centers for Disease…
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