PubMed Health⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

E B Forrest

Publications and source records attributed to E B Forrest.

16 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1984

Eye scan therapy for astigmatism.

Two earlier papers introduced a new model of functional astigmatism. The investigation that led to the model indicated a relationship exists between meridional eye scanning habits and the formation of functional astigmatism. The present paper reviews the model and describes a clinical study involving the prescribing of specific eye scan therapy on a meridional basis. The results demonstrate that therapy involving eye scanning procedures has a positive effect on the control and reduction of astigmatism.

Adult↗
PubMed1984

The innate vs. the learned: visual imagery and the role of experience.

Behavioral optometry has certain basic tenets. This paper attempts to probe the philosophical base of one of these, the role of experience as it relates to visual imagery and visualization, to determine if it stands up to scrutiny. Recent studies involving the congenitally blind are presented that appear to demonstrate the existence of important unlearned factors. The implications of these and their clinical application are discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1980

Astigmatism as a function of visual scan, head scan, and head posture.

Contradictory views exist concerning astigmatism and its causes. Most consider it to be a structural anomaly following genetic and age patterns. Other attribute an undefined functional origin to the various forms of astigmatism. An investigation has revealed a relationship between changes in astigmatism and an observable triad consisting of eye scan, head movement, and head posture. This relationship is described and a model developed. Indications also exist that changing elements within this triad can have a positive effect in reducing astigmatism.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1980

A philosophical commentary. Stress: a redefinition.

Concepts dealing with stress and adaptation, even though useful, leave many unanswered questions. This paper touches on some of these ambiguities and outlines a broader and more encompassing philosophical approach to the subject.

Adaptation, Physiological↗
PubMed1980

Visualization and visual imagery: an overview.

Visualization is a major aspect of overall consciousness and human information processing. This paper attempts to establish some of the common elements that lie behind the diverse ways that the terms visualization and visual imagery are used.

Emotions↗
PubMed1979

Visual imagery and written language.

The importance of visual imagery in optometric diagnosis and therapy is discussed, stressing its relationship to the auditory-verbal system and its effect on reading and spelling. Techniques are presented to aid in determining visual imagery capability as well as in aiding the patient to utilize this ability for analytical-verbal tasks.

Auditory Perception↗
PubMed1978

Treating infant esotropia: a case report.

A case study is presented of a child who had a constant left esotropia since birth. The patient was first seen at age 8 mo, after an ophthalmological opinion had suggested immediate surgery. The therapy and its success are discussed.

Amblyopia↗
PubMed1976

Clinical manifestations of visual information processing: part I.

This paper discusses three aspects of visual information processing and their significance to clinical optometric practice. It analyzes the factors involved in central-peripheral organization, pictorial-linguistic interaction and total versus partial utilization os sensorimotor information as they relate to perceptual style and visual function. It emphasizes these factors as possibly being the commonalities behind many of the divergent yet generally successful theoretical frameworks and techniques utilized in optometric diagnosis and therapy.

Child↗
PubMed1975

Analyzing infants vision: evaluating progress.

This paper is a further report outlining and analyzing the data from the first 271 infants and toddlers seen at the Infants' Vision Clinic of the Optometric Center of New York during its first two years of operation. The data investigated this paper concerns the evaluation of the progress made by those children who returned to the clinic for continuing visual care.

Child, Preschool↗