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…
Vision. So what. What’s so special about vision? That is, it’s importance cannot be overstated, but as one family doctor told me one day when discussing a child who had recently been given medications for behaviour and emotional concerns, “what…
I was compelled to write to the local CBC station during a recent discussion on using tax dollars to build a new hockey arena. The program is the afternoon drive show entitled ‘The Homestretch‘. Check it out. ******************* Hi Everyone,…
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…
Below is my official response to the Canadian Journal of Optometry to the piece reported back in Vol 76, Issue 2 of this year. http://opto.ca/sites/default/files/resources/documents/cjo_76-2_-_final.pdf It is insufficient to simply present facts to rebut academic attacks, but to confront deep-seated…
The Canadian Journal of Optometry printed an article recently that attempted to show how VT has no place in the care of children with learning disabilities. This, of course, is incorrect and potentially harmful, with the possibility that the article…
The following arises from a discussion in the DOC-L mail list sponsored by SCO. The topic was the use of binasal occluders (varying opacity sectoral occlusion applied to spectacle lenses to encourage lateral muscle function and spatial awareness). Typically, such…
Name: Jacinta Yeung I am a recent grad from Pacific University (2013). I was born and raised in Edmonton, AB and plan to settle there. At the moment, I am in the Greater Denver area, a VT rich city, hoping to…
This post serves a couple of purposes. First, it gives users an example of how one can use drboulet.com to self-promote. Second, it allows me to promote my clinic ; ) Please feel free to do the same, tell us…
This list is available to Canadian ODs who wish to share in general optometry discussions with other Canadian ODs. Membership is closed to Canadian ODs or optometric faculties. Write to canadianoptometrygroup@gmail.com to request membership. To be clear, COG is…