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…
Less Than Meets the Eye: When ‘Expert’ Advice is False Economy Pediatricians receive only cursory training in assessing children’s visual function, and only minimal exposure to ophthalmic disease. This is reflected in the visual screening recommendations by The American Academy…
Research and experience in vision clinics around the Province show that there are a great many children who struggle with serious vision concerns, and that these are mostly undetected and uncorrected. These children move through school grades and find things…
They were fighting it out in Florida recently. The eye surgeons (ophthalmologists) were battling the optometry lobby for patients’ rights. On the one hand, ophthalmologists are opposing new prescribing rights for optometrists stating that because they are not ‘medical’ doctors,…
In late February 2013, the US Department of Health and Social Services approved a new requirement that provides guaranteed vision care services for all US schoolchildren. This means all children can have a comprehensive vision examination paid for by public…
‘Eye Exams’ are not what they used to be. These days, modern optometry graduates have extensive specialty training in visual anatomy & physiology, pathology, and therapeutic treatment of disease and behavioural issues such as reading disorders, strabismus, and many…