Vision Therapy Canada
Events Search and Views Navigation
February 2019
*New* OEP Regional Clinical Seminar: The Exotropia Seminar
Surprisingly, exotropia can present some of the most difficult challenges in vision therapy. The treatment of exotropia includes both aligning eyes and making sure the patient performs comfortably and efficiently when the eyes are aligned. Alignment does not ensure comfort, and comfort does not ensure alignment. Procedures for both are needed. How does therapy vary when the exotropia is constant versus intermittent? Day one will cover the basics of exotropia treatment including convergence insufficiency, divergence excess, and constant exotropia. Attendees…
Find out more »March 2019
COVD: Visual Information Processing Lecture and Workshop
What is visual information processing? Visual information processing evaluation Hands-on practical workshop to allow registrants to conduct a VIP evaluation on a child Click here to register
Find out more »OEP Clinical Curriculum- VT2/Learning Related Visual Problems
Topic: Paul Harris, OD Click here to register
Find out more »COVTR’s PVTAP 2019 Workshop 1 (BC Location)
Topic: Therapist Course Workshop 1 Click here to register
Find out more »OEP Clinical Curriculum- The Art & Science of Optometric Care- A Behavioral Perspective
Topic: Paul Harris, OD Click here to register
Find out more »OEP Clinical Curriculum- VT2/Learning Related Visual Problems
Topic: John Abbondanza, OD Click here to register
Find out more »COVTR’s PVTAP 2019 Workshop 1 (ON Location)
Topic: Therapist Course Workshop 1 Click here to register COVT&R Membership is required for PVTAP workshops. If you are an existing member, please login, or click here to become a member.
Find out more »April 2019
Basics of Behavioral Vision Care
Topic: Basics of Behavioral Vision Care with Shaun Golemba, OD
Details: Do you have an interest in Binocular Vision, but don’t know how to integrate it into your routine? Do you feel your Optometric Education has left you a bit unprepared? Dr. Shaun Golemba, will introduce you to the Basics of Behavioural Vision care. In this two hour course, your knowledge of accommodative and occulomotor dysfunctions will increase and you will be able to articulate what you will do differently to diagnose and treat these conditions.
May 2019
Visualization with Dr. John Abbondanza
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…
Find out more »June 2019
OEP Clinical Curriculum- VT3/Strabismus/Amblyopia
Topic: John Abbondanza, OD Click here to register
Find out more »Diagnosis and Managements for Acquired Brain Injury and Concussion: Primary Concepts for Primary Care and Vision Therapy Optometrists
Dr. Barry Tannen View PDF
Find out more »VTC’s PVTAP 2018 Workshop 3 (BC Location)
Topic: Therapist Course Workshop 3 Click here to register COVT&R Membership is required for PVTAP workshops. If you are an existing member, please login, or click here to become a member.
Find out more »July 2019
VTC’s PVTAP 2018 Workshop 3 (ON Location)
Topic: Therapist Course Workshop 3 Click here to register COVT&R Membership is required for PVTAP workshops. If you are an existing member, please login, or click here to become a member.
Find out more »OEP Clinical Curriculum- VT1/Visual Dysfunction
Topic: Robin Lewis,OD/Virginia Donati, OD Click here to register
Find out more »Motor Training within Optometric Vision Therapy
Movement, the visual process and the development of processing/ perceptual skills are intrinsically linked. They are in a dynamic, continuous and cyclical relationship.This RCS presentation will describe the impact of infantile reflexes and primary movement patterns upon the development of the visual process. It will provide an organized approach to testing and therapy activities.This RCS will explore the development and learning of gross and fine motor skill together with primitive and postural reflexes in the control of movements and posture.…
Find out more »August 2019
VTC AGM 2019!!
Topic: Traumatic Brain Injury: Vestibular/Auditory Location: Vancouver BC Contact: April Eryou: cecovtr@gmail.com Details: Save the Date! Click here to register
Find out more »October 2019
Motion in Behavioural Optometry
"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. Abstract:No matter in which state of life your patient is, with movements of body and eyes - whose benefits and realisation in practise are easy…
Find out more »January 2020
Webinar: Therapy room considerations for the TBI patient
Discussion of common conditions affecting TBI patients and how to manage/treat these conditions. Special emphasis on the neuro-rehabilitation work done in the therapy room. Answers questions: how to modify VT procedures for these patients? How is Neuro-rehab different from VT? How can you make the neuro-rehab most effect? Presented by: April Eryou, OD
Find out more »March 2020
Webinar: Nutrition and TBI and Cervico-Ocular Reflex
A joint webinar by Dr. Michelle McKenzie FCOVD and Dr. April Eryou. Dr. McKenzie will provide you with up to date information on nutritional considerations for your TBI patients in order to enhance recovery. Dr. Eryou will update you on how the cervico-ocular reflex can be impaired in TBI patients and what to do to help these patients rehabilitate.
Find out more »Connecting Research to Clinic: A symposium in amblyopia
An educational forum to explore the research gaps that exist for the treatment of amblyopia. Keynote speakers: Dr. Susan Cotter and Dr. Ben Thompson Registration link: http://uwaterloo.ca/optometry/amblyopia
Find out more »Regional Clinical Seminar: Principals of Prescribing
Topic: Principles and Clinical Pearls of Prescribing Instructor: Robert A. Hohendorf, OD https://www.oepf.org/calendar/regional-clinical-seminar-principles-prescribing
Find out more »April 2020
OEP Clinical Curriculum: The Art & Science of Optometric Care- A Behavioral Perspective
Instructor: Virginia Donati, OD https://www.oepf.org/calendar/oepf-clinical-curriculum-art-science-optometric-care-behavioral-perspective-1
Find out more »May 2020
OEP Clinical Curriculum: VT3/Strabismus & Ambyopia
TOPIC: Behavioral optometric visual training for strabismus and amblyopia. INSTRUCTOR: John Abbondanza, OD https://www.oepf.org/sites/default/files/calendar/VT3%20May%2014-17%20Halifax%2C%20CN_web.pdf
Find out more »Regional Clinical Seminar: Visualization: The Critical Link Between Vision Therapy and Learning
Topic: Visualization https://www.oepf.org/calendar/regional-clinical-seminar-visualization-critical-link-between-vision-therapy-and-learning
Find out more »Webinar: Vestibular Migraine and Rhythm & Timing
Joint Webinar by Dr. France Corriveau, FCOVD and Dr. Shirley Ha, FCOVD. Dr. Corriveau will discussed Vestibular Migraines, what the condition is and how Neuro-Rehabilitation Optometrists can help these patients. Dr. Ha will discussed the importance of Rhythm and Timing for performance in our patients. Click the link below to register: https://www.eyecarepro.com/vestibular-migraines-rhythm-time/
Find out more »June 2020
College of Syntonic Optometry 88th International Conference
This is the CSO Annual International Conference on Light and Vision. The introductory course Syntonic Phototherapy 101 and the advanced course Syntonic Phototherapy 102 are both offered during the conference. Click on the link below for more information and to register for the conference: https://csovision.org/upcoming-conference/
Find out more »VT2: Learning Related Visual Dysfunctions
This 5 day course from OEP expands on the knowledge built in VT1. Participants will learn to successfully diagnose and treat individuals with learning related visual deficits. https://www.oepf.org/sites/default/files/calendar/VT2%20June%2017-21%20Milton%2C%20ON_web_0_0.pdf
Find out more »The Optometrist’s Guide to Strabismus
The Optometrist's Guide to Strabismus: Reorganizing Space, Time and the Visual Process Lecturer: Dr. Samantha Slotnik Click on the link below to register through EventBrite. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-optometrists-guide-to-strabismus-reorganizing-space-time-and-the-visual-process-tickets-94053631945
Find out more »