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

Perceptual learning or using our senses to learn about the world around us. It is usually taken for granted that everyone perceives...

If you have read through the older Blogs you know how critical I am towards too much screen-time. However, I think it is also high time...

While looking for some additional information and videos to share with our clients and friends (YOU!) we came across this fantastic TEDx...

Today, we want to give you some guidelines on which situations that make it difficult for your eyes to perform you should try to avoid....

It was a great pleasure to be participant at the International Orthoptic Association (IOA) Congress and a privilege to be an invited speaker at the International Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Council (IPOSC) in Rotterdam at the end of the last month. Professionally one gains lots of confidence and courage by knowing to be part of the internationally recognized and reputable profession that includes 26 countries with 14,500 members. Having that form of a professi

Below you can find an extract of an article published in June 2015 in the Straits Times about the importance of outdoor playtime. It has lost none of its relevance - on the contrary. The amount of work (and play) we all do in front of screens and books has increased dramatically over the last few years. I very often see parents who are so concerned that their kids do not do well at school. So they get them to study harder, get tuition and spend yet more time in front of bo

It is often said that our eyes are our windows to the world and portals to the SOUL. With the work I have done with thousands of children...

I have the pleasure to be speaking at the International Orthoptic Congress in Rotterdam this year on application of orthoptic eye...