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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…
June 25, 2025
Everyday Eye Safety: How to Prevent Accidents and Protect Your Vision at Home
Your home may feel like the safest place in the world, but it’s also where more than half of all…
June 21, 2025
How Eye Tracking Affects Learning: What Parents Should Know
Many children across British Columbia struggle in school, not because of a lack of effort or intelligence, but because of…
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…
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…
January 26, 2021
Experiencing Headaches? Visual Problems May Be the Cause
We?ve all had it. A sudden headache that seems to pop up out of nowhere, rendering the most routine tasks…
December 28, 2020
Does Your Head Hurt? You Might Have Binocular Vision Dysfunction
Have you been struggling with headaches or migraines with little to no relief? If so, you might be suffering from…
October 12, 2020
TBIs Can Be Caused by Even the Mildest of Head Injuries
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a disruption in the normal function of the brain. Most are caused by a blow,…
September 30, 2020
Traumatic Brain Injuries Can Harm the Visual System ? And Self Esteem
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can harm vital communication between the brain and the visual system, bringing on disabling symptoms.…
August 18, 2020
Prism Glasses for Post-Concussion Patients
Concussions Can Affect the Visual System Concussions are brain injuries resulting from physical trauma, such as a car accident, a…
August 5, 2020
How Vision and the Brain Work Together
There?s more to a healthy vision than meets the eye. While it?s true that functional visual skills depend on healthy…