Michael Lievens: his strabismus journey & translating Fixing my Gaze

Healing Our Sight

Denise introduces Michael Lievens, whose website strabismusworld.com was one of the few blogs available when she started vision therapy. Following his journey and feeling less alone was so helpful as she began vision therapy! Michael shares how he developed accommodative strabismus at age three as a result of undetected far-sightedness, underwent three eye surgeries which left him with constant double vision and finally discovered vision therapy as a result of searching English language resources because no resources were available in his native language of Dutch. In 2017, Michael founded a Belgian strabismus nonprofit organization which undertook the project of translating Susan Barry’s book Fixing my Gaze into Dutch. He also has a Dutch website, scheelzien.org, a Dutch YouTube channel and FaceBook groups in Dutch and English. His association organizes annual patient meet ups where VTODs (vision therapy optometrists) are invited to speak.
Proceeds from the Dutch translation are being rolled forward into his latest project of translating Fixing my Gaze into the French language. He is also creating a French chapter of his organization, which will cater to the other side of Belgium, France and other French-speaking territories. He is passionate about sharing helpful information regarding strabismus solutions.

Link for supporting the French translation:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-to-translate-fixing-my-gaze-into-french?fbclid=IwAR0xaNmuNyYu6d6o8v4NGZQfYt-XbK802QiiDvIJISY_hCNpXyRg9ClOuIc#/

Website:

https://strabismusworld.com/

Facebook Community:

https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=strabismus%20world

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