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Interview With Stephanie Duesing: Eyeless Mind & The Other Side Of Being Blind


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Interview With Stephanie Duesing: The Other Side Of Being Blind

KEY Resources for research on CVI, blindness, and visual impairment testing

https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/vision-loss-children-whose-eyesight-may-be-2020-requires-new-diagnostic-and-teaching-strategies

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/05/26/314621545/the-blind-woman-who-sees-rain-but-not-her-daughters-smile

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0028393221002359

https://cviscotland.org/

https://www.optometrytimes.com/view/getting-to-the-heart-of-pediatric-vision-loss-and-blindness

https://www.perkins.org/our-work/cvi/

https://www.aph.org/product/vision-and-the-brain-understanding-cerebral-visual-impairment-in-children/

REVIEWS FOR STEPHANIE'S BOOK: THE EYELESS MIND

"...as warm and humorous as it is insightful...A must read, and an epic love letter to the importance of music and art education for children." - Alexandra Patsavas, Grammy nominated music producer/soundtrack producer (credits include The O.C., Mad Men, Grey's Anatomy, "The Twilight Series," Supernatural, and Riverdale)

"A wonderful true story that navigates an entire range of feelings - from frustration to redemption." - Dr. Lotfi Merabet, director of the Harvard CVI Neuroplasticity research study, associate scientist at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, and associate professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School
"Stephanie Duesing is a brilliant, warm, sensitive and loving advocate for herself and for her son Sebastian...This very well-written book brings the reader on a journey of a major medical discovery...With dedication, intelligence, and common sense, this family brought something that was never thought possible to the attention of the medical, scientific, and educational communities...This book is a wake-up call." - Dr. Barry Kran, professor at the New England College of Optometry and optometric director at the New England Eye Low Vision Clinic at the Perkins School for the Blind


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