Lisa Donaldson, Head of Eyecare at SeeAbility explained to us what nystagmus is, how it affects vision and perception and what strategies can be put in place to minimise it's impact. What is nystagmus? Nystagmus is basically involuntary eye movement. It is when the...
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Eye Gaze Essentials | Binocular vision
What is binocular vision? Lisa Donaldson, Head of Eyecare, Clinical Lead Optometrist at SeeAbility explains what is meant by binocular vision, and how it affects are depth perception. "Binocular vision is when you're using your two eyes binocularly to focus on a...
Eye Gaze Essentials | SeeAbility research statistics
SeeAbility have been delivering sight tests and dispensing glasses in special education need schools across England since 2013. They have given sight tests to approximately 1,000 learners with special educational needs. Our CEO, Lee Blemings asks Lisa Donaldson to...
Eye Gaze Essentials | Eye care myths
Lisa Donaldson, Head of Eyecare and Lead Clinical Optometrist at SeeAbility, spoke to us about some of the common eye care myths she has encountered and whether there is any substance to them. "I don't think you'll be able to test their eyes" One of the key messages...
Eye Gaze Essentials | Diagnostic overshadowing
What is diagnostic overshadowing? Diagnostic overshadowing can occur when health professionals attribute a person’s symptoms to their learning disability without exploring other factors, such as biological determinants. Lisa Donaldson, Head of Eyecare, Clinical Lead...
Eye Gaze Essentials | Sight test essentials
Lisa Donaldson, Head of Eyecare and Lead Clinical Optometrist at SeeAbility details sight test essentials, the things Optometrists test and look out for during a sight test with someone who has complex needs. Level of detail The classic one that we all think about...
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Magic Eye FX | Tutorial #04 – Launching apps
Launching apps The first thing you'll probably want to do when opening the Magic Eye FX software is launch an app. Let's show you how to do that. Locate the app that you could like to run. Click on the app icon. This will bring up the app dialogue pop-up where you...
Magic Eye FX | Tutorial #05 – Access menu
Magic Eye FX Gaze Menu Magic Eye FX features an in-game, off-screen access menu that allows you to change many parameters while an app is running. The access menu a gaze, touch, voice and mouse controllable. In this tutorial we teach you how to navigate the access...
Magic Eye FX | Tutorial #06 – Exiting apps
How to exit apps There are a number of ways to exit a Magic Eye FX app. We show you each of the six options that allows caregivers and users to exit apps. 1. Gaze Call up the off-screen access menu by looking at the bottom right of the access screen and select the...
Case Studies
Case Study | Designing a sensory room
Read the full case study here Sensory Guru has worked alongside staff at Hazel Court Community Specialist School to design their Sensory Room, which has been named by learners as The Discovery Room, due to its ability to create an immersive environment where students...