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Using Red and Green: In Black and White – Part Five

Fifty Shades of Green…and Red When Part 4 concluded last week, we had covered many aspects of how and why to use red and green filters. After a brief bout with writer’s interruptus (yes, I made it up), it’s time to complete the journey. One common perception, or dare I say misconception, is that all red/green activities are essentially accomplishing the same goal,

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Using Red and Green: In Black and White – Part Two

Filters vs. Targets In Part One, we were introduced to a common activity in most VT rooms, which, of course, were the use of red/green filters. Just to summarize the main idea of that entry, with a non-lighted target on a white background, red cancels red and green cancels green. It occurred to me, some halfway through writing Part One, that the

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Using Red and Green: In Black and White – Part One

White Backgrounds Most Vision Therapy practices utilize red and green filters on one level or another. Some of us use them for anti-suppression, some for monocular fixation in a binocular field (MFBF), and some use red and green in binocular exercises such as anaglyphs.  Understanding the power and process of red and green exercises can be confusing, so I’d like

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