On last week’s blog we gave you some tips on how to stay healthy during the holiday season, and on today’s blog, we’ll go over some of the foods that will not only make you happy but healthy as well, all in moderation of course. Walnuts are top nut for heart-healthy antioxidants On a study for American...
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Good nutrition is one way to reduce your risk of having another stroke, and now that the holidays are approaching you may find it a bit more difficult to resist food temptations, like all the desserts that are served at holiday parties, or having that second glass of eggnog, whatever the situation may be; we...
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For today's blog post, we would like to feature an article that was published by The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD). It is a very helpful guide when dealing with insurance companies for coverage of any vision therapies like Vision Restoration Therapy or NeuroEyeCoach. Vision therapy is used to treat diagnosed vision conditions. In some cases, Vision Therapy...
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In the context of neurological visual field loss we very often hear about hemianopia, the loss of the right or left half of the visual field in both eyes. However, some patients with neurological visual field loss find the term “quadrantanopia” in their medical records. If “hemianopia” means that you cannot see in half of...
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At NovaVision we are sometimes asked the question: “what is the difference between your therapies and a brain training app I can download for a few dollars?” The question here really goes to the heart of whether the process the brain goes through to regain function such as lost vision – otherwise called neuroplasticity – can be...
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For our Patient Spotlight this month we would like to share the story of not only our patient but also our patients’ optometrist. Dr. Kevin Chauvette has been a NovaVision prescribing physician for many years; we love hearing his patient’s experiences with our therapies. Here is our patient Walter’s testimonial: “On March 25, 2015 I...
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In our last blog “What is a visual field test?“ we have explained how a visual field examination is done using a perimeter. Today we will analyze the differences between a visual field test using static perimetry and our online-visual field screening and reveal why the online test does not replace the examination by a doctor. Tasks...
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When you have problems with your vision and go to an ophthalmology practice, often not only your eyes and their visual acuity are measured, but also your visual field is examined with a perimeter. First of all: What is the visual field? The visual field is the area of your vision that you can perceive...
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In our last blog we told you about a new rigorous peer-reviewed study published in BioMed Research International shows improvements in visual search following the use of NovaVision’s NeuroEyeCoach. This study generated a lot of interest in the both the popular and business or medical press. We thought you might like to see what they said – it is...
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It’s important to develop techniques to help patients to compensate for their sight deficits and NeuroEyeCoach is providing a much needed step forward in providing therapy for these patients in order to improve the quality of life for the individual. We have used this type of compensatory technique in vision research for some time now...
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