OVT5 – Motor Training within Optometric Vision Therapy 18th and 19th March 2012

This presentation will describe the impact of infantile reflexes upon visual process development, and provide a methodical approach to testing and therapy activities. The infantile reflexes will be considered as part of the total visuo-motor development system. This course will explore the development and learning of gross and fine motor skills together with primitive and postural reflex control of movements. It will include the descriptions, actions and effects of primitive reflexes together with assessments and therapy activities to improve the efficiency of movements, movement control, processing skills and thus the visual process.

Course run by Caroline Hurst

At Scarman House, Warwick Conferences, Warwick University

Cost: £395.00 for members and £425.00 for non members

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

Venue:            Novotel, Heathrow

Pacific university, Oregan 25th and 26th February 2012

Critical Period; Stereopsis and Strabismus; Infant development.  Details at www.oepf.org

Wold Behavioural Vision Seminar

San Diego  11th and 12th March

Details at www.oepf.org

NORA- Neuro Optometric rehabilitation Association Conference

Memphis 19th – 22nd April 2012

Details at www.nora.cc

American Conference on Pediatric Cerebral Visual Impairment

Omaha, Nabraska   20th April 2012

Details at www.covd.org

80th international Conference on Light and Vision

College of Syntonic Optometry, Colorado  2nd-5th May 2012

Details at www.covd.org

National Australian College Behavioural Optometry Conference 2012

Victoria, Australia  21st and 22nd July 2012

Details at www.acbo.org.au

COVD 42nd Annual Meeting

Port Worth Texas  16th -20th October 2012

Details from www.covd.org

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

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 7-9^th July 2012

Venue: Keith Holland Associates, Cheltenham

This presentation will describe the impact of infantile reflexes upon visual process development, and provide a methodical approach to testing and therapy activities. The infantile reflexes will be considered as part of the total visuo-motor development system. This course will explore the development and learning of gross and fine motor skills together with primitive and postural reflex control of movements. It will include the descriptions, actions and effects of primitive reflexes together with assessments and therapy activities to improve the efficiency of movements, movement control, processing skills and thus the visual process.

Course run by Caroline Hurst

At Scarman House, Warwick Conferences, Warwick University

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 20^th & 21^st May 2012

Venue:            Novotel, Heathrow

Course fees: TBC.

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.

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

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

Saturday 22nd October 10 am – 4 pm

Harrow,  Middlesex  Cost £25

For further information please go to www.nystagmusnet.org

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

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