Vision tips
In case this may help, the following are the best SCA6 vision suggestions I have discovered to date: • Find an OT who can & will “think outside the square” for potential solutions. (Age alone won’t necessarily indicate OT effectiveness); • Practice eye focus using a Red Laser-Beam Cat Toy as therapy (designed to increase eye-muscle control); • Get optometrist to add Prisms (for reading glass prescriptions only ) & avoid Bifocals; • Depend on a Walker not just for balance & mobility, but also for visual assistance; • Avoid unfamiliar situations & where there are a lot of people with constant movement & noise (supermarkets, malls, traffic, etc); • Keep Gaze ahead & limit head movement as much as possible. I recently had eye surgery at Mass General in Boston to correct double vision caused by my ataxia. The doctor tightened certa...