What do your eyes mean to you?
We have all heard the old proverb “the eyes are the window to the soul” and I guess that’s true. The eyes hold stories seen only by the person who possesses them. They are irreplaceable…
Is technology destroying our kids’ eyes?
Having watched my two young daughters become obsessed with the iPad has given me a very clear understanding of the insidious danger that technology presents for our children’s eyes. They seem so drawn and motivated…
Are all glasses created equal…?
This is a really good question, to which I’m sure you already know the answer, but have you ever wondered exactly why chain stores seem to be able to offer such seemingly cheap glasses? ARE…
Changing the way you see the world
Today I lined two chairs up across the room directly facing each other. I then asked my patient to sit on one and look at the other. I asked him what he could tell me…
Unleashing the love of reading through vision therapy
When reading or doing close work, a child’s eyes must turn in together (converge) for the words to be clear and single. This usually happens naturally. But for some children, the eyes do not turn…
When the Parent Becomes the Therapist
Vision therapy entails a set program tailored to each individual child to help them develop efficient and automatic vision skills, enabling them to perform to their truest potential. Our behavioural optometrists and vision therapists combine…
Vision Therapy and Eye-Hand Coordination: Let’s Juggle!
There is research to suggest that a therapeutic goal should be to teach the child to acquire correct eye-hand coordination, as this represents a fundamental prerequisite for sensory integration [1]. Bilateral integration skills, spatial awareness,…