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Orthovision
Aug 28, 20175 min read
Studying: are printed books better than digital books?
I really appreciate my children's school's effort to ease the burden of carrying books to and fro. So now, my kids have most of the...
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Orthovision
Jun 20, 20171 min read
TED Talks & ADHD
We have just finished watching the very inspiring talk on TEDxCMU by Stephen Tonti: ADHD As A Difference In Cognition, Not A Disorder...
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Orthovision
Jun 6, 20172 min read
Better Handwriting Thanks to Stress Balls?!
Messy handwriting can be contributed to many factors: Decreased hand strength, visual motor difficulty, motor planning issues, visual...
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Orthovision
Nov 23, 20161 min read
A Short Course ... - Last Lesson (12)
Welcome to the last lesson of this short course. Today, we discuss the benefit of a routine. Do you have a regular schedule for doing...
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Orthovision
Nov 16, 20161 min read
A Short Course ... - Lesson 11
Lesson 11: Do not read or study when overly tired or just before falling asleep. Also, do not read or study just after you get up in the...
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Orthovision
Nov 2, 20161 min read
A Short Course ... - Lesson 10
We have written a blog the topic of Myopia in Asian children in Singapore vs Sydney. The results are compelling and support our lesson...
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Orthovision
Oct 26, 20162 min read
A Short Course ... - Lesson 9
Lesson 9: Avoid reading or near activity by all means while in a moving vehicle. You are highly encouraged to look at sights in the...
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Orthovision
Oct 12, 20161 min read
A Short Course ... - Lesson 7
Congratulations, we are halfway through our 'course' already! How do you feel? Today, we are focusing on the position of your reading...
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Orthovision
Sep 28, 20162 min read
A Short Course ... - Lesson 5
Hello, welcome back! How are you doing with the 'rules' I wrote about in the last few blogs? I guess, some of you might say 'this is all...
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Orthovision
Sep 21, 20161 min read
A Short Course on Visual Hygiene - Lesson 4
How did it go with following lesson 3 about taking frequent 'eye-breaks'? Very tough, right? It does take time to break old routines and...
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Orthovision
Aug 6, 20162 min read
School via Computer - the way forward?
If you have read through the older Blogs you know how critical I am towards too much screen-time. However, I think it is also high time...
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Orthovision
Jul 30, 20161 min read
A fantastic overview of visual challenges by Cameron McCrodan on TEDxVictoria
While looking for some additional information and videos to share with our clients and friends (YOU!) we came across this fantastic TEDx...
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Orthovision
Jul 16, 20162 min read
Visual Stressors - Keep an eye out for them
Today, we want to give you some guidelines on which situations that make it difficult for your eyes to perform you should try to avoid....
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Orthovision
Jun 16, 20162 min read
Have you ever heard of the "Matthew Effect"?
The term stems from a parable recorded in Matthew 25:29 (with the maxim resulting from it that 'the rich get richer, the poor get...
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Orthovision
May 17, 20162 min read
'Children learn better from people than screens' - not really a surprise, is it?
Today, I want to pick up on an article I saw on 8 February in the Straits Times titled 'Children learn better from people than screens'....
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Orthovision
May 6, 20162 min read
What Do You See?
Do you see a rabbit or a duck? The speed in which you can flip between the two images says a lot about your neural plasticity. Not all of...
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Orthovision
Apr 27, 20161 min read
How would YOU behave if your functional vision was challenging you?
Having just seen this video we would like to share it with you. They put teachers to the test: what would you do if you eyes did not send...
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Orthovision
Apr 22, 20161 min read
Active Kids Learn Better
A picture tells more than a thousand words.... we are always looking for new pictures and information to share with you. And by doing...
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Orthovision
Mar 14, 20162 min read
Dyslexia Association in Singapore
We just read this article in the Straits Times. How encouraging that more and more children (and adults) are now getting help for...
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