Dr. Jerry Wintrob’s practice uses many forms of holistic medicine to treat patients with a wide range of visual challenges. His orientation is to identify and treat the CAUSE of the symptoms. Although vision exercises are a main focus of his practice, he also readily uses nutrition, body work, acupuncture, herbs, syntonics (a colored light therapy), biofeedback, psychotherapy (in coordination with
clinical social worker Therese Bimka, LCSW), educational tutoring and yes, even glasses. Often patients think that if their vision isn’t blurred, they don’t have a visual problem. Blurred vision is only one symptom of an inadequately functioning visual system. Other symptoms may include headaches, poor reading retention, neck pain, loss of place when reading, a turned eye, learning problems, difficulty concentrating, and hyperactivity. Also many patients seek relief from computer related eye strain. A vital aspect of vision is the relationship between the mind and body, meaning that emotional problems can manifest in visual symptoms. By approaching the visual difficulty from a holistic perspective, visual problems can often be arrested and sometimes even reversed.
