One of the most layered and complex topics in the world of neurology is undoubtedly that of a “headache.” With many specific factors contributing to both onset and duration, it can be challenging to determine what management strategies will most completely provide relief for your...
While a typical Vision Therapy program is sequenced and catered to each individual's needs, one component that finds its way into most (if not all) of the work that we do is syntonic phototherapy. Syntonics, at its core, is a form of light therapy that...
One of the most neglected and poorly understood aspects of visual recovery following brain injury is most certainly nutrition. Fortunately for our team, we have one of Canada’s leaders in the area of ocular wellness and nutrition practicing within our four walls! If you are interested...
Within the pediatric community, there exists a tapestry of unique and varied visual and sensory skills. In many instances, assessing these skills requires looking well beyond the eyes or visual system altogether. The navigation and experience of our world emerges from the integration of many layers...
What a difference a year makes. March 2020 will forever be stamped as a time of deep uncertainty for all of us providing services within our community. Tears were shed, pivots were necessary, and business owners were forced to cultivate skills of adversity-tolerance in ways that couldn’t...
Anyone who has worn an eye patch, or directed their child to do so, can attest to the challenges and discomfort this task presents. Fights and battles, struggles for proper fit and almost certain instances of “cheating” (looking over the patch) are all too common...
As we find ourselves transitioning ever deeper into the post-COVID world of online work and digital communication, it is becoming increasingly evident that our visual systems are not equipped for such extensive artificially-lit, near-centred exposure. Not a day goes by where we don’t hear about...
A common phrase that tends to emerge during back to school is that “80% of classroom learning is visual” - but what exactly does this mean? I imagine there to be some general confusion surrounding this phrase, as the story we as Optometrists have told...
It is important to begin this blog by pointing out that the terms cited above, while not initially present at the time of our profession’s inception, have woven their way into our greater vernacular over time. The last few years, in particular, have seen a...
One of the greatest blessings to emerge from the troubling events of the past few months has been the uptick seen in altruistic inter-professional collaboration. And, to my knowledge, there have been very few sub-industries that have done this better than the VTOD community. Over the...