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Greg Mischio

Sharing info on how undetected vision problems can affect your child's ability to learn.
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Holiday Guide

81 Gift Ideas for Kids that are Vision-Friendly

To promote eye health, developmental optometrist Dr. Kellye Knueppel created this vision-friendly gift list of toys and games.

Holiday Guide

81 Gift Ideas for Kids that are Vision-Friendly (in Brookfield Patch)

As a vision-friendly alternative to hand-held electronic devices and video games, check out this list of 81 games and toys from a developmental optometrist.

Stress Points that Trigger a Vision Issue (in Brookfield Patch)

These "stress points" can be difficult for a child with vision problems.

Eye-Opening Statistics on How Vision Impacts Learning (in Brookfield Patch)

These eye-opening statistics reveal just how dramatically vision can impact learning.

Can Heavy Computer Usage Wreck Your Eyes? (in Brookfield Patch)

Learn how you can avoid computer eye strain.

Eight Behaviors of Struggling Students Could Mean Vision Issues (in Brookfield Patch)

Early struggles in school? These 8 behaviors could indicate the problem is a vision issue.

A Vision Test That Covers All the Bases (in Brookfield Patch)

Parents: Here's an example of a vision test that finds undetected vision problems.

29 Signs that Your Child Has an Undetected Vision Problem (in Brookfield Patch)

Your child may have an undetected vision problem. Here are 29 signs that a typical school screening hasn't detected a problem.

Dr. Kellye Knueppel Faces Most Difficult Challenge at Special Olympics in Athens, Greece (in Brookfield Patch)

Brookfield vision therapy expert helped diagnose severe vision problems at the Special Olympics World Summers games.

What Does it Take to Overcome a Reading Difficulty? (in Brookfield Patch)

To help my daughter overcome her reading difficulty, it took a lot of caring people.