Dr. Cheryl Letheren will discussed the importance of the VOMS testing when treating neuro-rehab patients.

"There is no orderly life without proper motion. Visual processing can show this impressively." Showing very good results as well with typical deficits in processing because of binocular coordination delays (FD), or after TBI´s, or simply in the presence of asthenopic complaints, with postural deficits, aso, I think these motion exercises a MUST for behavioral optometrists offering VT. Learn More

There are more than 200,000 concussion cases annually in Canada. Learn about the optometrists' role with fundamental concepts of concussions and treatment approach, inter-professional management approaches, nutrition for concussion management, neuro-visual rehabilitation, and more. There is a full agenda of morning lectures and an afternoon of interactive grand rounds case analysis on concussions and vision therapy management.  The afternoon seminar will give you the experience to apply your knowledge and work with a smaller group to present your recommendation for…

Mark your calendars! The AAO’s Annual Spring Symposium is going virtual on Saturday, April 24th. There are more than 200,000 concussion cases annually in Canada. Learn about the optometrists' role with fundamental concepts of concussions and treatment approach, interprofessional management approaches, nutrition for concussion management, neuro-visual rehabilitation, and more. We have a full agenda of morning lectures and an afternoon of interactive grand rounds case analysis on concussions and vision therapy management. The afternoon seminar will give you the experience…

Join EyeCarePro and Vision Therapy Canada's Dr. Paul Rollett for a CE webinar on embracing the future of Vision Therapy. This webinar will give an outline for how to think about implementing different tools for balancing efficiency and effectiveness within the Vision Therapy setting. Attendees will be given practical and tactical advice for building headache free systems that will allow them to focus efforts on what they do best - changing people's lives. Click Here to Register  

Visualization is a skill that can have a significant impact on patients in a vision therapy program, yet it is commonly not emphasized in many optometric programs and often misunderstood. This two-day seminar will review our current understanding of visualization from a behavioral and neurophysiological view and teach how visualization techniques may be incorporated into any VT program. Specific procedures designed to help patients with reading, math, and spelling will be reviewed, as well as how visualization may be important…

Myopia is becoming a global epidemic and is associated with a greater risk for eye disease in adults.  Optometrists now have tools to help slow progression in myopia.  This webinar with Dr. April Eryou will review the data surrounding spectacle lens options, contact lens option, eye drops and vision therapy.

Join Dr. Meredith Graham for an Overview of Vision Aspects of Reading. This course will define reading and provide a framework for the Optometrist’s role in treating vision problems that impact reading. Concepts of visual attention and visual sampling will be introduced, as theories of learning that relate to reading are explored. Dr. Graham will review the research on reading and what we need to know as optometrists. What aspects of performance testing are relevant for reading? How do we…

Join Dr. Meredith Graham for an Overview of Vision Aspects of Reading. This course will define reading and provide a framework for the Optometrist’s role in treating vision problems that impact reading. Concepts of visual attention and visual sampling will be introduced, as theories of learning that relate to reading are explored. Dr. Graham will review the research on reading and what we need to know as optometrists. What aspects of performance testing are relevant for reading? How do we…

Karen Monet -Opticalm May 26, 2022 at 7:30 pm ET -Zoom Event   Visual Stress and Reading: How (Mis)Perception Can Affect Visual Clarity and the Readability of Text This one-hour course presentation will outline Visual Stress, it’s neurological origins and clinical indicators, and will describe the methodical approach to patient identification, diagnosis and treatment. Visual Stress is neurological, it is a perceptual processing problem where the visual cortex becomes hyperactivated in the presence of light, contrast, patterns, flicker, and movement,…

Join Dr. April Eryou for this Zoom webinar where we will discuss various techniques for getting the most out of your infant eye exams.  We will also look at how to work with infants in the vision therapy room to promote visual development.

Dr. Virginia Donati **January 12, 2023 at 7:30 pm ET**  DATE CHANGE Are you new to vision therapy and have questions on where you begin?  Unsure of what tests are best to assess your patient, how to analyze what you have found, and what options you should recommend for your patient?  Join Dr. Virginia Donati for an open discussion forum -bring your questions! You can also email your questions ahead of time to ce@visiontherapycanada.com, use Study Session in the subject line.

Dr. Kristel Jefferies January 26, 2023 at 6:30 pm ET This online lecture planned for planned for University of Waterloo Optometry students is now open for VTC Members as well!  The lecture is an introduction into the screening and management of traumatic brain injury patients in a primary care optometry setting. Topics addressed in the lecture include the biochemical mechanisms of concussions, concussion statistics, nutrition, screening tests and an appropriate workflow to manage TBI patients in an optometric practice.