Stereo Sue Delivers in 3D
Avatar, eat your heart out.
Dr. Sue “Stereo Sue” Barry put on quite a show at The Vision Therapy Center offices when she visited on January 13 and 14th.
Dr. Sue "Stereo Sue" Barry
A legend in the field of vision therapy, Dr. Barry is best known for the story Oliver Sacks wrote about her in the New Yorker. It detailed how vision therapy helped her recover the ability to see in 3D at the age of 48, long after the end of the “critical period” of brain development.
Since the publication of that article, Dr. Barry has published a book detailing her account entitled Fixing My Gaze, and conducted countless interviews and presentations on the subject. We were fortunate to have her visit the Vision Therapy Center for two nights.
Dr. Kellye Knueppel introduces "Stereo Sue".
Speaking to standing-room only crowds, Dr. Barry provided our patients, parents, and friends with a fantastic presentation. Starting with a brief overview of how strabismus affects vision, Dr. Barry recounted her childhood struggles with her visual system.
With anecdotes both poignant and humorous, her story touched a familiar nerve among those in the crowd that had travelled down a similar road.
Trying the Brock string.
Dr. Barry’s background as a neurobiologist added a scientific perspective, as she detailed how the visual system worked. The presentation was also interactive, highlighted by Dr. Barry’s distribution of Brock strings to all in attendance.
During her visit to Wisconsin, Dr. Barry and Dr. Kellye Knueppel also conducted several TV interviews.
We appreciate Dr. Barry visiting The Vision Therapy Center. If you’re looking for a definitive account of how vision therapy works, we highly recommend her book, Fixing My Gaze.
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