My Optometrist Saved My Life

Danny van Leeuwen Health Hats
15 min readMay 10, 2020

My optometrist taught me the value of a small, repetitive practice that changed my brain pathways, my vision, and my life. Vision as a barometer of stress. Consider eye health in this work from home, high screen world.

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When diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2008, the neurologist told me that I had had MS for 25 years. ‘How can you tell?’ ‘See these black dots and white spots…

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Danny van Leeuwen Health Hats

Empowering people traveling together toward best health. Pt with MS, care partner, nurse, informaticist, leader. Focusing on learning what works for people