Boulder Valley Vision Therapy

📩 We’re delighted to introduce our new hybrid course!
“Optometric Vision Therapy Practice Essentials: From Evaluation to Clinical Implementation”
by Dr. Dawn A. Dunford, OD, FOVDR & Dr. Jen Roehm Simonson, OD, FOVDR, FAAO

This 3‑day intensive is designed for clinicians who want to build a confident, evidence‑based VT service—from first evaluation to full clinical implementation.

You will:

- Refine assessment of oculomotor, accommodative & vergence disorders
-Analyze case history data to develop evidence-based clinical hypotheses and differential diagnoses.
- Apply Parvo/Magno pathway science directly to clinical decisions
- Turn case data into clear, individualized VT treatment plans
- Practice core vision therapy techniques you can use immediately

🗓 6–8 September 2026 | 09:30–16:30 (GMT+3)
📍 Attend in person in Athens (Greece) or Ramat Gan (Israel) with hands‑on workshops, or live via Zoom from anywhere.

🌐 Course in English. For translated notes (Greek, Hebrew or other), contact: [email protected] Maria Tarasoudis

✅ Counts toward OVDRA fellowship CE credits
👁‍🗨 This is a joint event organized by OVDRA Regional Affiliate Optometria.gr (Greece & Cyprus) Vassilis Kokotas & OVDRA Israel Chapter

We’ve already had expressions of interest from 20+ countries, and spaces are limited. @ακόλουθοι

🔗 Details & enrollment: https://forms.gle/qoTyAshY4cer4k6M9
📩 Questions: [email protected] | +30 6944 525646

What does it really mean to "see well"? 🔍

In this Expert Article Series feature, Dr. Eric Chow shares his clinical perspective on Skeffington’s Four Circles of Vision, and why visual function should be understood as more than 20/20 acuity.

The article explores how vision connects spatial awareness, binocular coordination, identification, language, and everyday performance, offering a broader clinical lens for eye care professionals.

Read the full article here: https://www.eye-hero.com/expert-articles/skeffingtons-four-circles-of-vision-why-vision-is-more-than-20-20/

We’re grateful to Dr. Eric Chow and Miami Vision Therapy for sharing their expertise and helping bring this important conversation to our community. 🙏

Precision matters, in baseball and for your eyes.​

When the front surface of your eye, called the cornea, is evenly round like a baseball, light focuses at the same point in your eye, causing clear vision. When it has two different curvatures like a football, light focuses at two different points, and vision can appear blurry or distorted. That difference in curvature is called astigmatism.​

The good news: it's common and treatable. A comprehensive eye exam can diagnose it and recommend the right treatment. ​

Learn more and find an AOA doctor near you here: https://bit.ly/4uzpaYa

Understanding the AAPOS Position on Vision Therapy — And What It Gets Wrong As our understanding of the brain and visual system continues to evolve, so too should our approach to care. At the end of the day, the priority is simple: ensuring patients receive the most comprehensive and effective treatment available, not limiting options based on outdated or incomplete perspec...

Happiest of holidays 🎄from Boulder Valley Vision Therapy and Colorado! Happy New Years Eve ❄️!

The Rule of Eight: A Pearl for Remembering the Expected Visual Acuity in Young Children Dr. Jullian Valadez and colleagues present a quick overview of the “Rule of 8” for assessing visual acuity in younger children.