In an earlier post, I had outlined fundamental principles of hyperopia (farsightedness) as a physical disability. Likewise, astigmatism is a frequently un-diagnosed and untreated visual impediment that contributes to child health, behaviour, development, and learning concerns. The impact of nearsightedness…
Every week brings in new children to my clinic; children who have hit a dead end with family doctors and paediatricians, as well as with the schools. I run a child vision development clinic, and we see children with apparent…
Astigmatism – A silent and invisible thief. No one should expect parents to understand how vision works, let alone how this might affect their children – even though they might observe very clearly the effects of significant visual impediments. Astigmatism,…
The title of this piece is deliberately polyvalent – there are many crises of vision in Canada, in the literal and figurative senses. To begin with, while there seems to be an endless thirst for more and more money in…
Hi Everyone, Thanks again for the pleasure of your company at the pediatric CSO event Monday evening, April 29, 2013. My thanks also to the CSO organizing committee for once again doing a great job putting things together. As Alberta…
In any given classroom in any school in the Province, there are a number of children struggling with difficult vision. These children are not blind, but their vision problems are in a way much worse: A child with visual impediments…
Think about that number: 1 of every 3 First Nations children have enough trouble with vision that it interferes with their ability to read, and therefore learn. Given this, it is no surprise that these children also have the lowest…
I love this simple expression, it means so much. In effect, before we can begin to do any good for anyone else around us, we must first be willing to show compassion and kindness to those closest to us. For…
The term ‘evidence-based medicine‘ (EBM) has risen to celebrity, perhaps religious, status among healthcare practitioners. The term, when used, suggests that a particular treatment is preferred because there is evidence that it works. The medical and pharmaceutical industries love this…
A Look At Schools From An Unfamiliar Angle The following is an excerpt from the upcoming book “Nearsighted White Kids: Why Some Children Will Never Succeed in School”, by Dr. Boulet Introduction From the vision science perspective, that is the…