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...
A MESSAGE TO OUR VALUED CURRENT AND FUTURE CLIENTS Okanagan Vision Therapy excitedly welcomes clients back in-office!...
Please read this post regarding our response to COVID-19....
I read the book "Good to Great" a number of years ago, and remember being struck by a particular chapter referencing the stockdale paradox....
Following Functional Vision Evaluation, our team makes every effort to ensure that all findings and diagnoses are communicated in language that is easily understood....
Sometimes in life there are things that, though challenging, prove easier to pursue than leave be. Expanding our network of treatment centres has proven to be just one of these things. ...
Canadian Journal of Optometry - The Effect of Vision Therapy on Measures of Oculomotor Function in Patients Presenting with Post-Concussion Syndrome Christmas came early for all of us here at Okanagan Vision Therapy! After 3 long years spent planning, collecting, analyzing, writing, rewriting, referencing, hair pulling and...
Well - it happened again. For the third time in my adult life I found myself recovering from a concussion. It happened in late June, with a less than exciting story of a head impact while loading luggage into a cab. While less aggressive than...