BABO http://www.babo.co.uk British Association of Behavioural Optometrists Wed, 16 May 2012 13:58:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 International Conferences 2012 http://www.babo.co.uk/international-conferences-2012/ http://www.babo.co.uk/international-conferences-2012/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 19:30:21 +0000 sophie http://www.babo.co.uk/?p=391 Continue reading →]]> VT/Learning Related Visual Problems

June 6th -10th 2012 NOVA SouthEastern Florida

Details from www.oepf.org Course Schedule

VT/Visual Dysfunction

July 19th to 23rd Southern College of Optometry Memphis

Details at www.oepf.org Course Schedule

National Australian College Behavioural Optometry Conference 2012

Victoria, Australia  21st and 22nd July 2012

Details at www.acbo.org.au

Art and Science of Optometric Care – a behavioural perspective

Sept 6th to 10th 2012 Michigan

Details at www.oepf.org

COVD 42nd Annual Meeting

Port Worth Texas  16th -20th October 2012

Details from www.covd.org

VT/Strabismus and Amblyopia

November 1st to 4th 2012  College of Optometry California

Details from www.oepf.org

VT/Learning Related Visual Problems

November 8-12 2012  Southern College of Optometry Memphis

Details www.oepf.org

VT/Visual Dysfunction

November 29th to December 3rd, Michigan

Details www.oepf.org

 

ICBO Post Conference Materials available from www.oepf.org

 

]]> http://www.babo.co.uk/international-conferences-2012/feed/ 0 Reminder of courses: VO Star 20th/21st May 2012 http://www.babo.co.uk/reminder-of-courses-ovt-5-18th19th-march-and-vo-star-20th21st-may-2012/ http://www.babo.co.uk/reminder-of-courses-ovt-5-18th19th-march-and-vo-star-20th21st-may-2012/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:25:37 +0000 sophie http://www.babo.co.uk/?p=397 Continue reading →]]> For more information and booking forms please contact Penny on admin@babo.co.uk

VO Star: A Visual Behavioural Pattern  (2 days) 20th & 21st May 2012

The purpose of this course is to present a short historical review and to demonstrate the profound importance of the VO Star as a vision behaviour pattern. The deep diagnostic and therapeutic modalities of the VO Star will be demonstrated. Not only does the VO Star show a binocular visual behaviour pattern and the projection in space of the corresponding visual areas, but it also demonstrates the vision behaviour in space and time.

Course leader: Stefan Collier

Date: Sunday & Monday 20th & 21st May 2012

Venue:            Novotel, Heathrow

Cost £295.00

 

 

]]> http://www.babo.co.uk/reminder-of-courses-ovt-5-18th19th-march-and-vo-star-20th21st-may-2012/feed/ 0 OVT1A Introduction 9th/10th Sept and OVT1B 3rd/4th December 2012 http://www.babo.co.uk/ovt1a-introduction-9th10th-sept-and-ovt1b-3rd4th-december-2012/ http://www.babo.co.uk/ovt1a-introduction-9th10th-sept-and-ovt1b-3rd4th-december-2012/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:07:41 +0000 sophie http://www.babo.co.uk/?p=376 Continue reading →]]> OVT1 is the first of five core courses for optometrists and therapists wishing to learn about Behavioural Optometry.  Members who want to become BABO accredited will need to attend OVT1A and B, OVT2 and OVT3 as a minimum.

The OVT1 course has been divided into two parts to allow for practise of the skills learned. The combined course will cover behavioural philosophy, assessment and treatment of accommodation, convergence, fusional problems, eye movements as well as near point stress, four circles and near point retinoscopy . Plenty of time will be devoted to trying out treatment techniques and for discussions. Each delegate will receive a free starter kit of OVT equipment for the activities taught on the course.

OVT1A - Introduction to Behavioural Optometry (2 days) -  9th and 10th September 2012

Venue Comfort Hotel, St Albans, Herts

OVT1B – Further Concepts in Behavioural Optometry (2 days) – 2nd and 3rd December, 2012

Venue Quality Hotel, St. Albans, Herts

Course lead by Paul Adler

 

 

 

]]> http://www.babo.co.uk/ovt1a-introduction-9th10th-sept-and-ovt1b-3rd4th-december-2012/feed/ 0 OVT3 Vision and Learning 7th – 9th July 2012 http://www.babo.co.uk/ovt3-vision-and-learning-7th-9th-july-2012/ http://www.babo.co.uk/ovt3-vision-and-learning-7th-9th-july-2012/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:49:11 +0000 sophie http://www.babo.co.uk/?p=373 Continue reading →]]> OVT3 – Vision and Learning (3 days) – July 7-9th  2012

This course is ideally suited to any optometrist with an interest in learning difficulties and who has some experience in behavioural optometry.  Prior attendance of OVT1 and 2 is essential. and attendance for all three days is mandatory.  The first two days will be covering theories of learning difficulties, the impact of visual problems on learning and testing.  The third day will include case discussions and further vision therapy.

 

Course leader: Keith Holland

Date: Saturday, Sunday & Monday date 7-9th July 2012

Venue: Keith Holland Associates, Cheltenham

]]> http://www.babo.co.uk/ovt3-vision-and-learning-7th-9th-july-2012/feed/ 0 Course on VO Star 20th/21st May 2012 http://www.babo.co.uk/course-on-vo-star-may-2012/ http://www.babo.co.uk/course-on-vo-star-may-2012/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:12:28 +0000 sophie http://www.babo.co.uk/?p=336 Continue reading →]]> VO Star: A Visual Behavioural Pattern  (2 days) 20th & 21st May 2012

The purpose of this course is to present a short historical review and to demonstrate the profound importance of the VO Star as a vision behaviour pattern. The deep diagnostic and therapeutic modalities of the VO Star will be demonstrated. Not only does the VO Star show a binocular visual behaviour pattern and the projection in space of the corresponding visual areas, but it also demonstrates the vision behaviour in space and time.

Course leader: Stefan Collier

Date: Sunday & Monday 20th & 21st May 2012

Venue:            Novotel, Heathrow

Course fees: £295.00 for BABO members.

]]> http://www.babo.co.uk/course-on-vo-star-may-2012/feed/ 0 OVT 2 – Nuts and Bolts – Optometric Vision Therapy 19th-21st Feb 2012 http://www.babo.co.uk/ovt-2-nuts-and-bolts-optometric-vision-therapy-feb-2012/ http://www.babo.co.uk/ovt-2-nuts-and-bolts-optometric-vision-therapy-feb-2012/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:10:20 +0000 sophie http://www.babo.co.uk/?p=333 Continue reading →]]> OVT2 - Nuts and Bolts – Optometric Vision Therapy (3 days) -  19th/20th/21st February, 2012

For optometrists and therapists who have attended the OVT1 courses.  We have put together the foundations of further understanding of the behavioural approach to vision care and, at the same time, given sufficient practical clinical techniques to really develop your skills.  There will be time to answer many of the questions you may have about how to apply the techniques, including case planning and programming and administration of therapy in practice.

Course leader: Paul Adler

Date: Sunday, Monday & Tuesday, dates 19th-21st  February 2012

Venue:            Comfort Hotel, St Albans.

Course fees:            Inclusive of lunch, coffee / tea and course notes: £595 Members; £645 Non-Members.  B&B has been arranged with the hotel, rates TBC.

]]> http://www.babo.co.uk/ovt-2-nuts-and-bolts-optometric-vision-therapy-feb-2012/feed/ 0 Information on 3D and vision http://www.babo.co.uk/information-on-3d-and-vision/ http://www.babo.co.uk/information-on-3d-and-vision/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:21:39 +0000 sophie http://www.babo.co.uk/?p=323 For well presented information on 3D and vision, we recommend the following two websites

www.aoa.org and www.3deyehealth.org

They contain online presentations, up to date research and information for patients and practitioners.

]]> http://www.babo.co.uk/information-on-3d-and-vision/feed/ 0 Nystagmus Network Open Day was on 22nd October http://www.babo.co.uk/nystagmus-network-open-day-22nd-october/ http://www.babo.co.uk/nystagmus-network-open-day-22nd-october/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:23:18 +0000 sophie http://www.babo.co.uk/?p=318 Non BABO course on Nystagmus, run by Nystagmus Network

Saturday 22nd October 10 am – 4 pm

Harrow,  Middlesex  Cost £25

For further information please go to www.nystagmusnet.org

]]> http://www.babo.co.uk/nystagmus-network-open-day-22nd-october/feed/ 0 North West Study Group 9th November 2011 http://www.babo.co.uk/north-west-study-group/ http://www.babo.co.uk/north-west-study-group/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:24:11 +0000 sophie http://www.babo.co.uk/?p=288 Continue reading →]]> Wednesday 9th November 2011 6.30pm

How to do a 21 point examination and what it tells you.

To be held at Stevenson Jones Opticians, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffs.

For more information contact John Stevenson on 01782 619175 or john@stevensonjonesopticians.co.uk

 

This group has met.

]]> http://www.babo.co.uk/north-west-study-group/feed/ 0 BABO CONFERENCE was run on 25th/26th Sept 2011 http://www.babo.co.uk/the-fourth-post/ http://www.babo.co.uk/the-fourth-post/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:36:30 +0000 admin http://www.babo.co.uk//?p=102 BABO’s 20th Anniversary Conference and Celebration

25th and 26th September 2011 Oxford University

Celebratory Banquet on Sunday evening

This conference is run annually along side the AGM.

Please contact the administrator for details of next years course

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