October 06, 2025

Before You Say Yes to Glasses or Surgery: A Holistic Path to Your Child’s Vision

54 minutes

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Keywords

vision, farsightedness, child development, alternative therapies, eye exercises, motor skills, visual development, prescription glasses, pediatric eye care, holistic approach

Summary

In this conversation, the speaker discusses a child’s vision issues, specifically focusing on high farsightedness and its implications for development. The conversation explores the connection between visual development and motor skills, emphasizing the importance of movement in early childhood. The speaker suggests alternative therapies and exercises to help improve the child’s vision and overall development, while also addressing the potential downsides of strong prescriptions. The discussion concludes with recommendations for exercises and a plan for reducing the child’s prescription glasses.

Takeaways

The child has a high prescription of plus seven for farsightedness.

Farsightedness can be linked to developmental delays in motor skills.

Movement is crucial for visual and motor development in children.

Strong prescriptions can interfere with a child’s visual development.

Alternative therapies and exercises can help improve vision and motor skills.

The connection between the eyes, brain, and body is significant.

Primitive reflexes play a role in visual and motor development.

Regular eye exercises can aid in reducing prescription strength.

Children may experience reversals in letters as a normal part of development.

Holistic approaches to eye care consider the whole child, not just their eyesight.

Sound bites

“That’s a really high prescription.”

“I want to give you some exercises.”

“I think we can come down 50%.”

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background on Vision Issues

14:23 Understanding Farsightedness and Its Implications

23:32 Exploring Alternative Therapies and Exercises

40:00 Implementing Exercises and Next Steps

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Dr. Sam Berne has been in private practice in New Mexico for over 25 years and where he works with patients to improve their vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Pennsylvania State University, Doctor of Optometry from Pennsylvania College, and did his postdoctoral work at the Gesell Institute in collaboration with Yale University. He has been awarded The Special Awards for Service from the Behavioral Optometrists in Mexico for his innovative and holistic work with children.

His protocols take a proactive, rather than reactive, approach to health and wellness. He understands and treats the body as one integrated system rather than a collection of independent organs in order to identify and address the root causes of disease. His whole health protocols improve vision and wellness by healing the mind-body-spirit through nutritional protocols, vision therapy, and self-care techniques. This views each person as genetically and biochemically unique and enables the individual to make lifelong improvements to their well-being.

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