In the 10 years that we have published articles about Dr. Rick Graebe and his work with Vision Therapy, we have heard ringing endorsements about the treatment from parents of Dr. Graebe’s young patients. Below is a sampling of what we’ve heard in the past four years alone. Ben Burgess was a 14-year-old Georgetown […]
For the past nine years, I have collaborated with Dr. Rick Graebe on his monthly column that appears in our magazine. I have learned much over that time from Dr. Graebe, who is a behavioral optometrist in Versailles specializing in Vision Therapy. Vision Therapy, as we have written many times in these pages, is a […]
Vision Therapy sometimes gets little love from some individuals in the medical and scientific community. Some critics deride it as nothing more than a self-help program or glorified eye exercises. When Vision Therapy produces results – satisfied patients with improved vision and function – the naysayers dismiss it as no more than the placebo effect. […]
A parent can be forgiven if she scratches her head after she hears the questions Dr. Rick Graebe poses about her child. A parent might wonder: “This is an optometry office, right?” Dr. Graebe’s office in Versailles is much more than that. A behavioral optometrist, Dr. Graebe specializes in Vision Therapy, which is a kind […]
Most of us think of eyesight and vision as the same thing. Not Dr. Rick Graebe, a behavioral optometrist in Versailles who practices Vision Therapy, which is a kind of physical therapy for the eyes, body and brain. Eyesight is the ability to see clearly. Can you read an eye chart? Eye doctors test for […]
A track athlete at Indiana University back in the day, Dr. Rick Graebe has always enjoyed sports. Now he’s part of the A Team. Formed by renowned sports vision pioneer, Dr. Don Teig, the A Team is a nationwide collection of doctors who specialize in enhancing performance, particularly in sports. The group consists mainly of […]
No baby’s room would be complete without a colorful mobile hanging above the crib. But did you know that a black and white mobile actually stimulates a baby’s visual system best? Along the same lines, floor time and movement for babies and toddlers stimulate all the senses and help integrate them with the visual system. […]
Unfortunately, for many Americans (one in three over the age of 70), growing older is linked to macular degeneration – vision loss caused by the deterioration of the macula in the retina. Blood vessels that feed the macula either constrict or leak, interfering with blood flow. The result is loss of central vision. But this […]
Can Vision Therapy improve athletic ability as effectively as it boosts academic performance? For an answer, look no farther than professional athletes Alex Rodriguez and Larry Fitzgerald. Rodriguez, the former Yankee third baseman, has worked on his batting eye with his behavioral optometrist, Don Teig. Fitzgerald, an All-Pro NFL wide receiver, improved his eye-hand coordination […]
If technological advances can improve outcomes for his patients, you can bet that Dr. Rick Graebe of Versailles is on the case. The behavioral optometrist’s restless intelligence makes him vigilant about maximizing results for patients. That’s why he is a leading practitioner of Vision Therapy, a kind of physical therapy for the eyes, brain and […]
