[Trainer-talk] double vision software

[Dr. Denise M Robinson]

Why is she not patching  one of her eyes to stop the double vision?
Denise

On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 10:45 PM, laotab <laotab at msn.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> We recently got a client with double vision.  An accident back in 1995 to
> the left eye resulted in lasic (sp?) surgery before the procedure was
> mastered.  Her left eye would not work with the right.  More operations and
> she ended up with lens transplants to each eye and ridges on both corneas.
> She cannot read anything close up but says she can see distance good.  she
> recently got her license back.  although I do not know how she can see
> anything on the dashboard.  She has double vision; lines and letters
> overlap; spacing is wrong and she sometimes sees rainbows or prisms.  She
> said she has to much vision.  She is unable to see large print well, color
> contrast doesn't help much.  she does not retain information well just from
> listening.  She also has ADHD and comprehension issues.  She has problems
> with patterns and direction and cannot get her fingers to type what she
> wants them to do.
>
> So, with all of that, she is driving as mentioned, she would like to find a
> desk job and work on the computer.  She admits to not being very computer
> smart and doesn't use them much.
>
> So, we were thinking of Kurzweil 3000 for the comprehension problems.  But
> the magnification programs do not seem to help and she won't do well with a
> text to speech program either.  She has heard of Dragon.  That will help
> her
> to type but not to read the text.
>
>
>
> I have contacted a few blind and low vision companies and have Googled
> software for Double Vision.  Did anyone else know there is a program called
> Double Vision?  And it has nothing to do with an eye problem, lol
>
> So, this is a big question mark.  Any suggestions or pointers are greatly
> appreciated.  Thanks so much.
>
>
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