Hello! My name is Dr. Steven Curtis, I am the founder of EyeLux Integrations, the company that provides the equipment, training, and support for optometrists to add MST to their optometry practice thereby referred to as OMST. This came about after more than a decade of witnessing the power of the Sensory Learning Program in my office. I became determined to enhance this unique multisensory training and make it more readily available for patients across the globe.

OMST is the application of MST under the supervision and expertise of a neuro/developmental optometrist. These optometric specialists are trained to incorporate the principles of optometric measures, optometric phototherapy, and vision therapy with MST.

My clinical use of OMST has improved outcomes of my vision therapy/rehabilitation patients so much that it moved me to do two things. I committed to publish research on this type of modality, and upgrade its technology for today’s world.

After you read the patient testimonials, you’ll further understand my passion to make this available to as many as possible.

What is the success rate? Nine of ten report positive gains from OMST!

Fact: our brain is born with neurons that can only understand how to do one sense at a time. However, a child’s brain gradually learns/acquires multi-neuronal processing SUBCORTICALLY (brainstem). This is child’s very FIRST stage of learning and it must be successful in order for the child to be able to attend and participate in eventual CORTICAL-based learning (instructions from parents, teachers, etc).

OMST is successful at facilitating a child’s self-development of multi-sensory processing which is often delayed in autism, ADHD, behavioral, general learning difficulties, and more.

Also, OMST helps TBI patients regain efficiency in their multi-sensory pathways after having been compromised as a result of the head injury. Our research on the use of OMST with post concussion syndrome patients is convincing!

How does this apply to concussion?

Concussion can cause disruption of the neuro-pathways that provide multi-sensory processing. Many of the persistent symptoms associated with mTBI are a result of this disruption.

OMST helps the concussed patient relearn the subconscious skill of multi-sensory filtering through a repetitive, non-cognitive, safe, and controlled protocol.

How is this done?

Under controlled and safe clinical conditions, this intense application of foundational therapy guides the re-establishment of sensory regulation with the end result being enhanced filtering, fine-tuning, and prioritizing of sensory information coming into the brain from the environment. A concussed brain can lose efficiency of this process causing the patient to be overwhelmed by “normal” surroundings. OMST is designed to help the concussed patient accelerate their optometric and overall rehabilitation.

The OMST process involves 12 days in the clinic (within a 14 day or less period), followed by 18 days of home based therapy, and if needed, in-office booster sessions determined individually for each participant.

Warning: Due to its subcortical focus, OMST may cause some participants to experience temporary neuro-retracing during the process. A retracing is the re-experiencing of past symptoms and dysfunctions. This is thought to represent the body revisiting how it healed incompletely/wrongly during the original recovery proccess. These typically only last minutes to hours, but may occasionally last longer. Re-tracings may include, without limitation: pain, discomfort, imbalance, behavioral changes, and the re-occurrence of past thoughts, memories, feelings or emotions (including suicidal ideation). The good news since retracings are a sign of a new opportunity to heal the original injuries, it indicates benefits from OMST are about to take place.