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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,…
July 31, 2024
Amitriptyline: A migraine medication that can cause dizziness and headaches?
Are you taking Amitriptyline? Here are a few things you should know: Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant that also is…
July 30, 2024
Do You See Better When You Tilt or Turn Your Head?
Do you find that you need to tilt or turn your head to see better? This is known as an…
July 27, 2024
Can cataract surgery cause double vision, dizziness, or loss of balance?
Cataract surgery is something that every person will have to do at some point in their lives. It is a…
July 22, 2024
Visual Migraines and Vertigo
Suffering from vertigo, feeling dizzy, or have a feeling of unsteadiness? Does it get worse with visual stimulus like grocery…
November 14, 2022
What Causes a Child to Be a Slow Learner?
Some kids find school easy, while others struggle to keep up with their peers in school, both academically and socially.…
October 25, 2022
Is Your Child Doing Poorly in School? Here?s What You Need to Know
If you ever received a bad report card as a child, you know how frustrating it can be. You likely…
September 28, 2022
How Poor Eye Tracking Impacts Reading
If your child is struggling in the classroom, reading below grade level, avoids reading tasks or becomes easily frustrated when…
August 31, 2022
Giving Vision Therapy The Attention It Deserves
The American Academy of Pediatrics (APA) recently published a policy statement (opinion piece) about visual problems that can arise after…
July 27, 2022
Why All Kids with ADHD Should Have Their Eyes Examined
Does your child have difficulty paying attention in school or show signs of behavioral problems? If so, he or she…
June 30, 2022
Are Children with IEPs More Likely to Have Vision Problems?
Children with IEPs ? school-based Individualized Educational Programs ? are more likely to experience problems with their eyes, especially their…
May 25, 2022
Can Hitting Your Head Cause Blurred Vision?
People often experience blurry vision after brain trauma, especially from a concussion, a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI). In…
April 26, 2022
Can Your Vision Change After a Concussion?
If you?ve hit your head in a fall while playing sports or in any other type of accident, your vision…
December 22, 2021
Long-Term Risks of Repeated Head Impacts Among Athletes
If you?ve ever had a concussion or any other type of brain injury, you likely experienced at least some of…
November 28, 2021
A profound review of Vision Therapy from one of our patients ? Marsha R.
For you to understand the gratitude I have to Dr McCrodan and the neurovision therapists and staff of the Opto-mization…
November 26, 2021
How Concussions Can Affect Self-Esteem
When you consider the abundant functions of the brain, it?s no surprise that even slight damage to its sensitive tissues…
August 31, 2021
What Is Post Traumatic Vision Syndrome?
Every year, tens of millions of people around the world sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The majority of TBIs…