Lynn Hellerstein

Lynn Hellerstein
Residence Greenwood Village, Colorado
Nationality American
Education Doctor of Optometry[1]
Alma mater Pacific University
Occupation Optometrist, author, speaker
Website LynnHellerstein.com

Lynn F. Hellerstein is an American optometrist, speaker and author best known for her work in the field of vision therapy.[2][3]

Career

Hellerstein, O.D., FCOVD, FAAO,[4] is known as a pioneer in vision therapy and has created “brain-based” visual strategies to help children and adults increase school and work success, improve sports performance and confidence.[5]

During the 1990s, she was appointed to help write guidelines for the Colorado School Vision Screening Interdisciplinary Task Force and Traumatic Brain Injury Task Force Division of Workers’ Compensation.

Dr. Hellerstein is an author and international speaker and has published extensively on vision related topics, including a five-year research study of visual electro-diagnostic techniques in patients with traumatic brain injuries. Her award-winning book, See It. Say It. Do It! The Parent’s & Teacher's Action Guide to Creating Successful Students & Confident Kids (2012) is a resource for parents, educators and therapists. See It. Say It. Do It! Organize It![6] (2011) is a complementary workbook to help children and adults learn how to create action plans to help with their organizational skills. Her newest book, See It. Say It. Do It! 50 Tips to Improve Your Sports Performance (2013) provides tips to athletes of all ages.

She was listed among the National Academies of Practice by the Distinguished Interprofessional Advisors to Health Care Policy Makers.[7]

A fellow and past-President of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD),[8] Dr. Hellerstein is an adjunct faculty member at five schools of optometry. Hellerstein and Brenner Vision Center, P.C., her private optometric practice, is located in the Metro-Denver area and has been listed among the Top 5 vision providers by Colorado Parent magazine.[9] Hellerstein serves as a consultant to educational and parenting groups, rehabilitation facilities and sports teams.

Awards

  • 2013 USA Best Book Awards;[10] 50 Tips To Improve Your Sports Performance, “Winner” in the “Health: Exercise & Fitness” Category
  • 2011 International Book Award;[11] “Winner” in the “Parenting/Family: General” category
  • 2010 NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner;[12] Best Book in the Category of PARENTING
  • 2010 CIPA EVVY Award;[13] 1st in “Parenting/Family” category, 2nd in “How To” category, Tech Award for Editing
  • 2007 Distinguished Optometrist of the Year for Colorado[14]

Works

  • Hellerstein, L.F. (with Fishman, B.). "Vision Therapy and Occupational Therapy - an Integrated Approach". Journal of Behavioral Optometry. 1990: Vol. 1, Issue 5.
  • Hellerstein, L.F. (with Freed, S.). "Rehabilitative Optometric Management of a Traumatic Brain Injury Patient". Journal of Behavioral Optometry. 1994: Vol. 5, Issue 6.
  • Hellerstein, Lynn (2010, 2012). See It. Say It. Do It! The Parent's & Teacher's Action Guide to Creating Successful Students & Confident Kids. HiClear Publishing, LLC. pp. 264 pages. ISBN 978-0984177905. Check date values in: |year= (help)
  • Hellerstein, Lynn (with others) (2010, 2011). See It. Say It. Do It! ORGANIZE IT! Workbook. HiClear Publishing, LLC. pp. 80 pages. ISBN 978-0984177936. Check date values in: |year= (help)
  • Hellerstein, Lynn (2013). 50 Tips to Improve Your Sports Performance. HiClear Publishing, LLC. pp. 80 pages. ISBN 978-0984177943.

References

  1. ↑ "Vision therapy helping correct poor vision" Fox31 Denver. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  2. ↑ "Denver optometrist helps sports enthusiasts" Denver Post. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  3. ↑ "3-D Movie Technology Can Make Some Viewers Feel Sick" ABC 7 Denver. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  4. ↑ "Vision vs. Sight - What Parents Need to Know" Parenting. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  5. ↑ "Colo. OD sees it, says it, does it" American Optometric Association News. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  6. ↑ "Make It to Practice on Time, Every Time!" Colorado Avalanche Cares. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  7. ↑ "National Academies of Practice" Archived 2013-12-27 at the Wayback Machine. Distinguished Interprofessional Advisors to Health Care Policy Makers. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  8. ↑ "Make your exams child-friendly with minor changes in tools, techniques" Healio. Retrieved 2014-3-13.
  9. ↑ "Health & Wellness" Colorado Parent. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  10. ↑ "Congratulations to all of the Winners & Finalists of The 2013 USA Best Book Awards!" USA Book News. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  11. ↑ "The 2011 International Book Awards" International Book Awards. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  12. ↑ "NABE Spring 2010 Pinnacle Book Achievement AWARD WINNERS" NABE. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  13. ↑ "CIPA EVVY Winners 1998-2013" CIPA. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  14. ↑ "Colorado OD of the Year" Retrieved 2013-12-25.
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