This California eye doc built her practice into a center for rehabilitation by focusing on the brain-eye connection, helping ...

Gene therapy with voretigene neparvovec-rzyl partially restores geniculostriate pathway function in LCA2 patients, improving visual processing. Initial LCA2 pathology shifts visual processing from the ...

Learning to read is not easy, but it is made more difficult for a child who cannot see the words and letters on the page correctly. It may not be a problem with their eyes, though. Even children with ...

Each year, thousands of stroke survivors are left with hemianopia, a condition that causes loss of half of their visual field (the “vertical midline”). Hemianopia severely affects daily activities ...

Researchers are pushing the boundaries of what “restoring sight” can mean, not only through surgical implants or gene editing but also through software that reshapes how the brain interprets what the ...

In my last post, I wrote that piano practice can have far-reaching effects. The skills I learned at the piano as a child helped me to progress through vision therapy as an adult. But what goes around, ...

When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it. Researchers found eight body-like maps in the visual cortex that organize what we see ...

When she suffered a traumatic brain injury, Christine Helm found hope and healing in the unlikeliest of places. She credits her recovery to dedicated vision therapy practice and the companionship of ...

Therapy for neurodivergent adults could include trauma-informed care, sensory sensitivity, support for masking burnout, and flexibility in communication styles and pace. If you’re neurodivergent, or ...

The way a brain tumour influences eyesight largely depends on its location and type. Tumours that develop close to the optic nerve or within areas of the brain responsible for processing vision are ...

Mirror box therapy was initially developed by V. S. Ramachandran. The purpose of this new medical device was to try to reduce what was described as “phantom limb pain.” Mirror box therapy is defined ...