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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
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