The earlier a visual problem is detected, the better. And early detection works best when parents know the warning signs. There are critical ages when problems can surface, indicating that a child’s visual system is developing abnormally, according to Dr. Rick Graebe, a behavioral optometrist in Versailles. Dr. Graebe treats some patients with Vision Therapy, […]
Jane Varakin of Richmond knew that her daughter’s eyesight was 20-20 – Eileen had just had her eyes checked. Then why did the second-grader avoid reading and tell her mom that things were jumping and moving around the page and looked double? “I knew she loved to learn but why was she not interested in […]
Reading may seem like a natural skill, but the demands it places on the visual system are surprisingly complicated. That’s why for some students, reading is a struggle. Our eyes are designed to look straight ahead at a three-dimensional world, but the demands of school force students to spend up to 75% of their time […]
Summer can be an ideal time for your children to practice reading by choosing books that interest them. This is just one suggestion by Dr. Rick Graebe, a behavioral optometrist and Vision Therapy specialist in Versailles. Other ways to help your child include: Read for fun Whether it’s comic books or picture books, find ones […]
Ever the innovator and admirer of cutting edge technology, Dr. Rick Graebe wasted no time adding a new device to his practice’s toolbox – RightEye. “The day the new portable model was available they shipped it to us,” said Graebe, a behavioral optometrist in Versailles. The new model features special software that helps measure eye […]
We all know that as we age our bodies lag behind. We can’t run as fast, lift as much, even stay awake as long as we once did. The same thing is true of our eyes and visual systems, said Dr. Rick Graebe, a behavioral optometrist in Versailles. By age 60, Dr. Graebe said, everyone’s […]
Dr. Rick Graebe realized every devout baseball fan’s cold weather wish last month – he hopped a plane in wintry Kentucky and three hours later disembarked in sunny Arizona to enjoy spring training. Along with 10 other optometrists, Dr. Graebe visited the winter home of the Oakland A’s in Mesa, outside of Phoenix. He took […]
As her college graduation approached, Maria Kirkpatrick remained uncertain about how to put her biology degree to use in the healthcare field. She had shadowed all kinds of professionals – surgeons, pathologists, occupational therapists – and she had earned a license as a certified nurse assistant. Still searching, she returned home to Henderson, Ky., and […]
As a homeschooling parent, Christy Hart of Frankfort is always searching for resources for her two children. But recently when Ashby, 13, and Sawyer, 8, struggled with reading and math, Christy amped up her research. She asked other homeschooling moms with similar issues. The answer? Vision Therapy with Dr. Rick Graebe, a behavioral optometrist in […]
With the arrival of the new year, we undoubtedly will witness the customary spike in gym memberships as people focus on whipping their bodies into shape. But what about our eyes? In day-to-day life, we certainly rely on our eyes more than we do our pecs, lats and six-pack abs (not that we have those.) […]
