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Latest Insights and Articles on Vision Care and Therapy
September 10, 2025
Vision Therapy for Convergence Insufficiency: What Parents Need to Know
At Opto-Mization, one of the most common conditions we see in both children and adults is convergence insufficiency. Research shows…
September 10, 2025
Vision Therapy for Visual Processing Difficulties: Helping Children Learn, Focus, and Thrive
For many children across Victoria, Nanaimo, and Vancouver Island, school feels harder than it should. Parents hear reports like “he…
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…
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),…
December 29, 2022
How Can Poor Vision Affect Your Child’s Behavior?
It’s not uncommon for parents to encounter behavioural problems in their children at some point in time. While there may…
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…
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…
June 28, 2020
Nystagmus ? Is That a Super Villain or Something?
Although the word ?Nystagmus? sounds like something out of a comic book, it actually refers to a condition characterized by…
June 8, 2020
Is It Normal To Have Long-Lasting Symptoms After A Head Injury?
Perhaps you can relate to one of these scenarios: After sustaining a mild head injury in a car accident, you…