Opto-Mization Optometry & Vision Therapy Blog: Eye Health Insights
Informative Blog Posts on Eye Health and Vision Therapy
June 17, 2025
Binocular Vision Dysfunction: The Overlooked Cause of Dizziness, Anxiety, and Visual Discomfort in Victoria and Nanaimo
If you’ve been dealing with dizziness, headaches, anxiety in busy environments, or eye strain that no one can quite explain,…
June 15, 2025
Contact Lenses and Your Eye Health: What You Need to Know
Contact lenses offer comfort, convenience, and visual freedom, but only when managed with the right expertise. At Opto-Mization, we regularly…
June 13, 2025
Functional Eye Exam in Victoria: The 17 Visual Skills That Could Be Holding Your Child Back
As a parent, you do everything you can to support your child’s development—physically, emotionally, and academically. But what if your…
May 29, 2025
Vision Therapy in Nanaimo: How Opto-Mization Is Changing Lives Through Functional Vision Care
When you hear the term “eye doctor,” you might immediately think of glasses, contact lenses, or a standard eye chart.…
May 29, 2025
How to Find the Best Eye Doctor in Victoria, BC — What Sets Us Apart at Opto-Mization
If you’re looking for the Best Eye Doctor in Victoria, BC, you probably want more than just a routine eye…
May 21, 2025
Help with Reading Problems in Nanaimo: What Functional Vision Care Can Reveal
When a child struggles with reading, the first assumptions are often academic or behavioural, perhaps it’s a learning disability, ADHD,…
March 9, 2024
Vision Therapy for Anisometropia
What is Anisometropia? Anisometropia is a condition in which the eyes have significantly different refractive power: One eye sees very…
March 9, 2024
Patching or Vision Therapy for Lazy Eye?
Amblyopia, commonly referred to as ‘lazy eye’, occurs when the brain and the eye are not working in perfect unison.…
March 9, 2024
Vision Therapy for Convergence Insufficiency
Research shows that Convergence Insufficiency (CI) can affect up to 15% of all school-age children – that’s approximately 1 in…
March 9, 2024
Exercises and Tools Used In Vision Therapy
Vision therapy uses a wide range of tools and exercises that aid in the therapeutic process. Here, you’ll find a…
March 9, 2024
Optometric Vision Therapy: Evidence Based Treatment for Head Injury
The new standards of care have recognized the importance of identifying and treating vision disorders after head injury. In his…
January 24, 2023
Can Vision Therapy Benefit A Child With a Learning Disability?
For decades, vision therapy has been [recognized] as an effective treatment for children with visual problems like strabismus (crossed eyes),…
January 14, 2023
Concussions & Vision Problems After a Car Accident
While a car accident can impact our lives in an instant, its effects on our eyes and vision may not…
November 20, 2022
Retraining The Concussed Brain Using Neuro-Optometry
Are your post-concussion symptoms still bothering you weeks, months or even years after your concussion? If that’s the case, you’re…
November 14, 2022
Blurred Vision And Headaches ? What?s the Connection
Everyone gets headaches. Most of the time they?re mild and go away before you know it. But sometimes they hit…
October 13, 2022
What?s The Difference Between Traumatic And Non-Traumatic Brain Injuries?
There are 2 main types of brain injuries: traumatic and non-traumatic. Both types of brain injuries are potentially serious, and…
September 7, 2022
What?s an Ocular Migraine?
Ocular migraines, also known as visual migraines, are sudden, temporary episodes of visual distortion ? and can be quite scary…
July 15, 2022
4 Ways a Stroke Can Impact Vision
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people around the world experience a stroke. Of the survivors, around 65% will have…