That is what a boy said during the assessment of his functional vision at Orthovision. He said that this was making him tired and he...

A few short weeks ago I attended the 'Learning Difference Convention' in Sydney. I was drawn to the lectures by Prof John Stein, whom I...

We just received a lovely feedback from one of our clients today and are delighted to share it with you. It always makes us very proud (and happy of course) when we see that the therapy has yet again shown wonderful results. It amazes us again and again how many of our clients had had their eyes checked before coming to us and 'everything was ok'. One more time a reminder that an eye-check (for acuity / eye-sight) is not the same as a proper assessment for functional vision

This is an amazing study on near work and myopia. In this study, many publications from 1989 to 2014 on the relationship between myopia and prolonged near work were analysed and the results are astonishing… "We found that more time spent on near work activities was associated with higher odds of myopia (odds ratio [OR] = 1.14; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.08–1.20) and that the odds of myopia increased by 2% (OR:1.02; 95% CI = 1.01–1.03) for every one diopter-hour (hr) mo

This is the story about a girl who came to me with a very bad out-drift (divergent strabismus) of her left eye. At the first visit she...

We just read this article on CBS News . It was originally published in August 2015 but hast not lost any of its relevance - in the contrary... we believe that screen time has even increased since then. This is why we share it with you here, cross-referencing the article to some of our own articles on the blog to give you more insight. And we want to start with the words with which the article closes: "[The computers] are very useful, obviously.... We're not saying don't use

Some parents find it cute when their child closes one eye. Very often, that is not as cute as parents think, as it could be a symptom of strabismus or a lazy eye. By shutting one eye, a child overcomes difficulties to use both eyes together. Frequently, parents ask for help only after a few years when the squint gets much worse. Just recently, I had such a 'case' at Orthovision . After having done all the tests on the boy, I talked to the mother. As I wanted her to understa

Welcome to the last lesson of this short course. Today, we discuss the benefit of a routine. Do you have a regular schedule for doing...

Lesson 11: Do not read or study when overly tired or just before falling asleep. Also, do not read or study just after you get up in the...

Everyone is born with a set of primitive reflexes in order to go through the early years of life , particularly the first year. Primitive reflexes navigate a newborn to look for food (rooting and suck reflexes) or to change the position of the body in order to avoid a danger or to prevent suffocation (Moro & ATNR reflexes). The list of reasons why the primitive reflexes are necessary and essential in the early development is long. You can find more information on the reflexe

We have written a blog the topic of Myopia in Asian children in Singapore vs Sydney. The results are compelling and support our lesson 10: Plan or encourage some daily outdoor play or sports activities that require focus beyond arm's length. Plan or encourage some daily outdoor play or sports activities that require focus beyond arm's length. When outdoors, look at distant objects at about eye level. At the same time, become aware of all the things that are in your

Lesson 9: Avoid reading or near activity by all means while in a moving vehicle. You are highly encouraged to look at sights in the...

Great to see that you are still here with me and haven't turned me off yet! Today's lesson is very important especially for the the...

Congratulations, we are halfway through our 'course' already! How do you feel? Today, we are focusing on the position of your reading material (and subsequently your posture). Lesson 7: Tilt your book up about 20 degrees (this slopes up about 4 inches in 12). By doing this, you can usually work farther away than when you place the book flat on the desk. I found this picture when I searched for book stands and I think it shows very nicely how your posture changes completely

By now we have talked about distance to a book/computer, how to sit and when to take breaks. Today's 'lesson' is on lights . Lesson 6 Take a look at these two pictures - where would you prefer to read or study? Provide for adequate general lighting as well as good lighting on the task . The light on the task should be about three times that of the surrounding background. Just last night, my daughter was studying French vocabulary.... in the dark (well, at least for me

Hello, welcome back! How are you doing with the 'rules' I wrote about in the last few blogs? I guess, some of you might say 'this is all...

How did it go with following lesson 3 about taking frequent 'eye-breaks'? Very tough, right? It does take time to break old routines and...

So by now we have practiced some distance to the book as well as being aware of the space and periphery. We are ready for the next step....

I hope you have followed Lesson 1 for a week now - and that you have enjoyed a bit less eye strain! I know that I have been very busy...

Having just returned from an extended time away from the office, it is not just me who feels refreshed - my eyes were on a long holiday, too! We spent only a few minutes a day looking at screens and otherwise enjoyed the scenery and the outdoors of beautiful Switzerland. When I did read some of the books I brought along, I noticed how much difference following the 'rules' makes! Naturally, I did not follow all of them all the time, but my eyes said 'thank you' every time I