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September 1, 2025
Driving and Vision: What Functional Eye Exams Reveal Beyond the Chart
Whether you are navigating Victoria’s busy streets during rush hour, heading north on the Island Highway from Nanaimo, or setting…

September 1, 2025
Concussion Recovery and Vision: How Therapy Supports Healing
Concussions are among the most common types of brain injury, and yet their full impact is often underestimated. When most…

August 19, 2025
Eye Teaming and Depth Perception: Why 20/20 Isn’t the Whole Story
At Opto-Mization, we often meet patients who tell us, “But my child sees 20/20. How can vision be the problem?”…
August 8, 2025
Double Vision (Diplopia) Treatment in Victoria and Nanaimo: How Vision Therapy Can Help
Double vision, clinically known as diplopia, is more than just a visual inconvenience. For many people, it can disrupt daily…
August 7, 2025
Screen Time and Your Eyes: How to Prevent Digital Eye Strain in Victoria and Nanaimo
In today’s world, screens are everywhere, from smartphones and tablets to laptops and smartboards. Whether you’re working from home, learning…
August 7, 2025
Vision and Attention: How Visual Skills Affect Focus and Concentration in Children
For many families in British Columbia, concerns about a child’s ability to focus on school can be overwhelming. Whether it’s…
July 22, 2025
Dizziness and Balance Problems in Adults: When Vision Is the Hidden Cause
Dizziness can be one of the most unsettling sensations a person experiences. Whether it’s a persistent light-headedness, a sense of…
July 15, 2025
Where to Book a Functional Vision Exam in Victoria
If you or your child are experiencing vision-related symptoms that don’t show up on a standard eye chart, a comprehensive…
July 9, 2025
Pediatric Eye Exams in Victoria: What Parents Need to Know
As children grow, their eyes play a central role in how they explore the world, build confidence, and learn new…
June 30, 2025
Struggling with Reading in BC? How Vision Therapy Helps Children Learn and Thrive
Across British Columbia, many children are falling behind in reading, writing, and attention, not because of a lack of intelligence…
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…
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…
June 9, 2022
Why, post concussion, would turning your head cause snapshots of vision to follow slowly?
That’s actually a really cool one. So when you’re turning your head there’s a couple of different things that need…