Vision Therapy, Changing the Color of Our Environment, Philosophy | Dancing Eyes Podcast #22 - Chris

In episode 22 of the Dancing Eyes Podcast, Chris introduces me to a lot of interesting ideas including new philosophies, how changing the color of our environment can affect our eyes, and how nystagmus affects the way he thinks. He also explains to me some of the things that he has learned from vision therapy including how breathing can affect the movement of our eyes, the usage of prisms, and eye exercises.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro/ American Nystagmus Network

1:40 Episode begins. 

3:35 What gravitated you towards a degree in philosophy? Why do people treat us differently because of our eyes?

5:15 How has nystagmus made you more of a thinker?

7:35 Painting and mindful breathing helps Chris calm his eyes.

9:00 Vision therapy as a way to treat nystagmus. Looking hard vs looking soft.

13:45 Helping our eyes by adjusting the lighting in our environment.

17:50 How can we get less self conscious about our eyes?

20:55 Antifragility

23:25 How is nystagmus an “Invisible disorder”? Getting a job with nystagmus.

29:20 My experience with having lawyers on the podcast

32:00 Nystagmus in comparison to other disorders.

33:30 The benefit of laughing at ourselves.

37:50 PARENTS listen to this.

41:10 Chris was a Ukrainian dancer for 15 years. What kind of effects does dancing have on our eyes?

44:50 Using prisms to treat double vision and nystagmus. More vision therapy talk.

53:40 Syntonic light therapy

57:50 Closing words

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