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PART 12: A Recap of How the World Transformed When I Went from 2D to 3D Vision.
Dec 14, 2022
My life has been positively impacted in so many ways through vision therapy and surgery. My eyes are now mostly straight and I have much much better depth perception.
This video includes the favorite changes that I have seen.
If you would like to know if you have depth perception, take the free quiz, "Do My Eyes Work Together" at https://learn.strabismussolutions.com/do-my-eyes-work-together-6-tests
If you are interested in scheduling a consult with me, go to https://strabismussolutions.com/consult/
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hi my name is Melissa Daniels and this is strabismus to stereopsis this channel is
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all about the journey that I've had from having strabismus where my eyes don't
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work together to having stereopsis where I've got this amazing depth perception this whole summer I put out a video series highlighting different
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areas of my life that have been changed for the better because my eyes are
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straight and work together now. And in this video, I'm going to do the quick version and go through
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each of those 11 ways that I have seen a huge change in my vision since gaining 3D. Now
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if you want to know if you're seeing in 2D or 3D and you're not sure, you can go to learn.strabismus
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solutions.com and take a quiz that I created called Do My Eyes Work Together? And there's six
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different tests on there where you can actually see if your eyes work together or not and those
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are going to make a knowing is going to make a big difference in knowing how to fix the problem
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So go take that quiz if you're not sure and if you want to know what's possible for someone who
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has strabismus keep watching and I'm going to go through the 11 ways that I have seen a huge impact
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in my vision with vision therapy. First when I play the piano it is so different now. My
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peripheral is open so I can see the notes on the page and my hands at the same time and read the
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music without moving my eyes all over the place. I can also see the staff, the little tiny lines
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and tell where the notes are. So instead of having to memorize the music, I can sight read. It's a
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huge improvement. Second, tennis. Tennis and pickleball are sports where you hit a ball with a
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bracket right I used to miss the ball all the time now I can keep my eye on the ball and watch it move through a space I also have depth perception that works so much better So when the ball is coming towards me I can actually hit the target instead of whiffing the ball
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Third is teaching. I can call on people without them being confused
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about where I'm looking. I feel comfortable with my eyes and so I can focus on teaching and being an effective teacher
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instead of worrying about myself and how I look. Fourth, with driving ATVs, I can keep my head up instead of focusing on the road in front of me
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I can look up and be aware of the peripheral and other drivers on the road
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I also can see the differences in terrain and whether there's bumps or hills or rocks
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I can see that a lot more effectively and then adjust accordingly. Fifth, and one of my favorites, is driving
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So many positive changes for driving. One, I can drive at night
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So instead of the lights gleaming in my eyes and being really confusing, I can drive at night
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It's not a problem anymore. I have peripheral so I can see where other cars are
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and it's not so much tunnel vision. I have lane control. Instead of trying to watch the dotted lines
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and make sure I'm right next to them and try to figure out how to be in the middle of my lane
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I can just see myself and my car in the lane and I can do that naturally now
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My vision is just a lot more cohesive. Parking is still bad
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I was really hoping the vision therapy was gonna make me an awesome parker
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and it's just not in me, but I'm gonna keep working on it. Another one is I can judge distances
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So when cars are stopping in front of me, I'm not slamming on my brakes because I recognize they aren't as far away as they seem
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So driving is a whole new world, and I feel like I'm a lot safer on the road
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Sixth empathy I am now so much more aware of people and the silent struggles that they face
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Things that don't look obvious, but you know there's that internal battle when people have a
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concussion or a traumatic brain injury and they're saying, oh, I'm so dizzy and people don't take it
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seriously. I understand now. I have empathy for people suffering and I feel like I connect with
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people on such a different level because I've experienced some of those hard
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things seventh gardening gardening is one of my big hobbies and I've noticed a
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couple things in gardening when I am getting the beds ready for um the
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beginning of the year to plant you have to smooth them out with a rake and I would always do it and there were valleys and hills now I can get it flat
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because my depth perception allows me to see that before because it was all the
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same color and the shadows didn't work my my one eye monocular cues weren't enough to help me get
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it flat and even now because my eyes work together I can have way more success with that I also can
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see textures and colors on the plants a lot more easily which makes harvesting and picking the
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vegetables easier because I can tell the difference between the plant and the fruit
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next working with kids i don't get made fun of by mean fifth grade boys anymore because of my
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i-turn so i can focus on connecting with the kids instead of trying to worry about my i-turn worry
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about embarrassing my kids in their classroom i just get to be myself and not stress about that anymore
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Stairs. I can quickly move up and down the stairs without any trouble
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Even stairs that have the open slats in between like in new construction
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even those stairs that used to be terrifying and I sit down on them to go down I can just go down no problem Why I have depth perception I know where I am in space 10 throwing games things like coob or um beanbag toss all of those games are throwing and trying
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to have an accurate throw I am much more accurate now I can use my vision I can use my eyes to tell
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my hand how hard to throw it and all of those things are now connected my body is much more
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integrated in how it works together with my vision and my body does what I tell it to do
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much more efficiently I even win sometimes and last reflexes I have them now I don't get blind
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sighted and hit in the face by flying random flying objects I can catch them
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and I'm a lot more quick my body kind of like I said before my body is much more
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responsive to what I'm seeing and I believe what I see and I can interact
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with my environment in a much more real way I also need to add one of my
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favorite things is that I love the way the world looks I just get to enjoy the
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look of the world. Clouds, trees, flowers, everything. I love to see the space between
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objects. It's so satisfying and it enriches my life. So people might say it won't make a difference
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Some people say that 3D is just the cherry on top. I'm here to tell you it is so much more
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And if you want to have these experiences, if you want these positive changes for your vision
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don't hesitate to reach out. I would love to help you get started on your journey
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You can even schedule a consult with me if you go to strabismusolutions.com slash consult
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and I can help you get going on your path. Good luck and I will see you in the next video
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