Healing Our Sight
Healing Our Sight podcast opens a dialogue between patients where we share our experiences with improving our eyesight. Topics include but are not limited to amblyopia, strabismus, convergence insufficiency, traumatic brain injury, and ocular stroke. The podcast also includes discussions with doctors and other professionals where we talk candidly in layman's terms about the treatments available for creating our best vision.
Healing Our Sight
Latest Episodes
Vision Therapy for Young and Nonverbal Children: What's Possible? with Dr. Valerie Lam
How can you tell if a young or nonverbal child is struggling with their vision when they can't explain what they're seeing?In this episode of Healing Our Sight, Denise Allen welcomes developmental optometrist Dr. Valerie Lam to explore h...
Strabismus Surgery and Vision Therapy: Why It Doesn’t Have to Be Either/Or with Melissa Daniels
Strabismus surgery can be a polarizing topic—especially when vision therapy is part of the conversation.In this episode, Denise talks with returning guest Melissa Daniels about surgery, vision therapy, and their own very different experi...
Vision Reflections #3: Unrealistic Expectations? Why I Still Believe My Vision Can Improve
A routine eye exam turned out to be the highlight of my day.In this solo episode, I share what I learned after looking back at old vision records, what my doctor and I are exploring next, and why I’m still interested in finding out how m...
Somatic Yoga: What Does It Have to Do with Vision? with Lulu Elmes
Lulu Elmes returns to Healing Our Sight to clarify the differences between Somatics, Somatic Yoga, and traditional yoga.Lulu explains how Hanna Somatics influenced the development of Somatic Yoga, why the practice emphasizes slo...
Healing Beyond One Answer: Lulu Elmes on Vision, the Nervous System, and Hope
Healing doesn't always follow a straight path. Sometimes the answers come one step at a time.In this episode, I sit down with Lulu Elmes to discuss her remarkable journey through serious injury, vision challenges, and nervous system reco...
Fan Mail
Hi, Denise. My name is Joseph. I found your name and your podcast on Facebook. I'm interested in visual therapy. I just had my third sprubismus surgery, and this time I want to make sure that it sticks. Do you have any recommendations?