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contact lenses, or other optometric interventions to selectively stimulate light dispersed on the retina. Individualized lenses can:
•Maximize visual performance and visual processing capabilities, as well as create a stable balance between eye and ear localization.
•Enhance patient perception of the surrounding environment in order to increase comfort, which affects behavior and communication.
•Help rebuild brain pathways or develop new pathways that enhance a person’s ability to learn, understand, and interact more normally with others.
Of all the evaluation techniques used by the Mind-Eye team, the Z-Bell TestSM is perhaps the most unique, most globally recognized. It is based on the fact that light affects retinas (and thus brain function) through closed eyelids and alters the mental map of target locations. It can be used for testing autistic patients, as mentioned in Patricia Lemer’s 2019 book, “Outsmarting Autism”.
The Z-Bell TestSM has also become a direct method of checking a person’s overall spatial awareness. It is one part of an answer to the question of what replaces the current standard for visual assessment. Patients whose sensory systems are out of balance due to neurological insufficiency, disorders, or brain injury are usually unable to pass the test.
Helping Others Learn
As the 21st century unfolds, optometrists are now in a position to be at the forefront of brain function, by using eyeglasses to alter the nervous system. By applying these new discoveries in neuroscience and neurophotonics to eye care, I’ve made the mission of my clinic, now called the Mind-Eye Institute, to transform the lives of children and adults
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