Lynn F. Hellerstein is an American optometrist, speaker and author best known for her work in the field of vision therapy.
Career Hellerstein, 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.
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.
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!Organize It! Workbook. Official website. Retrieved November 18, 2018. (2011) is a complementary workbook to help children and adults learn how to create action plans to help with their organizational skills. Her 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."National Academies of Practice" Distinguished Interprofessional Advisors to Health Care Policy Makers. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
A fellow and past president of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD), 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."Health & Wellness" Colorado Parent. Retrieved December 25, 2013. Hellerstein serves as a consultant to educational and parenting groups, rehabilitation facilities and sports teams.
Awards 2007 Distinguished Optometrist of the Year for Colorado"Colorado OD of the Year" Retrieved November 18, 2018. 2010 NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner;"NABE Spring 2010 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winners" NABE. Retrieved November 18, 2018. Best Book in the Category of Parenting 2010 CIPA EVVY Award;"CIPA EVVY Winners 1998–2013" CIPA. Retrieved November 18, 2018. 1st in "Parenting/Family" category, 2nd in "How To" category, Tech Award for Editing 2013 USA Best Book Awards;"Congratulations to all of the Winners & Finalists of The 2013 USA Best Book Awards!" USA Book News. Retrieved November 18, 2018. 50 Tips To Improve Your Sports Performance, "Winner" in the "Health: Exercise & Fitness” Category 2011 International Book Award;"The 2011 International Book Awards" International Book Awards. Retrieved November 18, 2018. “Winner" in the "Parenting/Family: General” category
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.
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External links LynnHellerstein.com Official site HBVision.net