Keep up-to-date on the latest vision-related news and eye care events in our Practice.
This heartfelt post shares how a childhood gift—a simple optics set—ignited a lifelong love for vision and led to a career in optometry. It’s a story of early passion, deep curiosity, and the meaningful journey to becoming an eye doctor at Grand Developmental Vision Institute in Winnipeg.
Ultraviolet (UV) rays can harm your eyes. They can lead to cataracts, macular degeneration, and even eyelid cancer. UV400 protection and wraparound designs help prevent long-term vision problems. This blog also addresses common questions about daily sunglasses use and how to verify the presence of proper UV filters in your lenses.
Balance isn’t just about your inner ear—it’s about your eyes, too. Vision therapy at Grand Developmental Vision Institute retrains the eye-brain connection for greater stability. If you feel dizzy, off-balance, or like the floor is moving—your vision might be the missing link.
Extended screen time can lead to eye strain, fatigue, and discomfort. At Grand Developmental Vision Institute in Winnipeg, we offer personalized care and therapies to treat and prevent Computer Vision Syndrome.
Neck tension in adults can often be linked to visual problems. Grand Developmental Vision Institute in Winnipeg offers vision therapy programs designed to alleviate neck discomfort by improving visual function.
Undiagnosed vision problems can affect learning. Learn how early eye exams at Grand Developmental Vision Institute help children succeed in school.
Concussions often lead to vision changes like blurred vision and light sensitivity. A comprehensive eye exam is essential to assess your symptoms, and in some cases, vision therapy may be recommended to aid recovery. Learn how we can guide you through post-concussion vision care.
Struggling with schoolwork might not mean a lack of effort, it could be a vision problem. Discover how vision therapy can address underlying issues and improve academic performance.
Dizziness, light sensitivity, and visual disruptions are common after brain injuries like concussions, but they don’t have to be permanent. Neuro-optometric vision therapy helps retrain the brain and eyes to work together, offering a path to relief and stability.
Neurolens is designed to relieve digital eye strain and align vision, but there are many myths surrounding its effectiveness. Learn the truth behind these myths and find out if neurolenses could be right for you.
Our practice is proud to offer this exciting new technology and we’d love to help you discover relief for your eye strain symptoms!
Vision is made up of different visual skills that enable your child to complete everyday tasks with ease— reading, copying from the board, writing, spelling, playing sports, focusing, maintaining balance.
At Grand Developmental Vision Institute, we are dedicated to enhancing your child's reading and learning through targeted vision therapy. Understanding the key visual skills essential for reading can help identify potential challenges your child may face.
Any problem within the visual system can severely impact the way we see— often resulting in debilitating headaches and episodes of dizziness!
Relevant visual skills required for reading include eye-tracking, eye-teaming, convergence, accommodation, and visual fixation — all skills that are assessed during a functional visual evaluation.
If a child is struggling in school or is exhibiting signs of a learning disorder, a developmental visual assessment is called for.
If you participate in any type of sport, you know how important it is to see clearly and comfortably when you’re in the zone - have you tried contact lenses?
Even a mild concussion that can occur from slipping in the bathtub or tripping over your own feet, can impact the part of the brain responsible for visual processing.
Any problem within the visual system that occurs as a result of binocular vision dysfunction, an severely impact the way we see— often resulting in debilitating headaches and dizziness.
The skills required by an elite athlete—those that make the difference between good and extraordinary performance—depend on vision skills which can be improved with Sports Vision.
Relevant visual skills required for reading include eye-tracking, eye-teaming, convergence, accommodation, and visual fixation — all skills that are assessed during a functional visual evaluation.
Vision therapy can be an effective tool for helping children with learning problems. It’s important to consult an eye doctor to determine if vision therapy is necessary for your child.
Headaches caused by neuro-visual disorders are a common yet often overlooked problem. Neuro-optometry can help.
Vision therapy can address underlying visual problems that can mimic or exacerbate a learning disability.
Here's how eye exams helped save Katie's vision and quality of life. Call Grand Developmental Vision Institute to schedule your appointment.
Car accidents can often result in a concussion, a type of traumatic brain injury that can cause vision problems.
Did you know that poor visual skills can contribute to behavioral problems in children? Read on to learn how vision therapy can help address these behavioral issues and how Grand Developmental Vision Institute can help.
Want to be a better skier? By enhancing your visual skills, you can radically improve your performance on the mountain slopes. Contact Grand Developmental Vision Institute in Winnipeg to discover how sports vision training can help you be the skier you wish to be!
Your eye experts at Grand Developmental Vision Institute have compiled our top 7 tips for keeping your eyes healthy and safe this holiday season. Let us know how else we can help!
Optimizing your soccer performance should go beyond building muscle and endurance. Boosting your game should also include honing the visual skills you need to be the best soccer player you can be. That’s where sports vision training at Grand Developmental Vision Institute can help.
Post trauma vision syndrome (PTVS) can persist long after a concussion, making everyday tasks difficult. Luckily, neuro-optometry can treat many visual post-concussion symptoms. Learn about neuro-optometry and how it can help you.
If you suffer from headaches accompanied by blurred vision, you may have an underlying problem with your visual system. Read on to discover how blurred vision and headaches are linked, and how Grand Developmental Vision Institute can help.
When a child is considered a ‘slow learner,’ parents and teachers often assume the problem is ADHD or a learning disability. Many don’t realize that a visual deficit is at the root of the problem. Find out how vision therapy can help your child succeed in school and in sports.
Hockey is one of the fastest and most exciting sports out there. But to be great at hockey, your brain needs to be able to instantly process visual information. Read on to learn how sports vision training at Grand Developmental Vision Institute can help you be the athlete you want to be.
Have you ever seen a child who struggles in school despite trying hard to succeed? They could have an undetected vision problem that makes reading and learning a struggle. If a child’s visual skills are the culprit, vision therapy can help.
It's Contact Lens Safety Month, which makes it the perfect time to brush up on ways to keep your eyes and vision healthy when wearing contact lenses. Here are our top contact lens safety tips to keep your peepers happy.
There are 2 main types of brain injuries - traumatic and non-traumatic. Here, we'll explain the difference between these injuries and how Grand Developmental Vision Institute can help.
Eye tracking is a visual skill necessary for academic success. Poor eye tracking skills can compromise your child’s ability to read and learn. Fortunately, vision therapy can help strengthen a child’s eye tracking skills and make reading and learning easier.
Seeing floaters is common and usually nothing to worry about. Yet there are times when floaters are a sign of a serious eye condition. Here’s what you need to know about eye floaters, and how Grand Developmental Vision Institute can help!
There are many reasons why developing visual skills should play an important role in your sports training program. Schedule an appointment with a sports vision optometrist and see how sports vision training can give you that competitive edge you seek!
Dry eye syndrome is one of the most common eye conditions in the world, yet many people put up with the discomfort, even though it's very treatable. Here are tips to help you deal with your dry eye symptoms, along with treatment from your eye doctor.
An ocular migraine can cause the sudden appearance of visual distortions, and even temporary blindness in one eye. Either way, an ocular migraine can be quite scary.
If you’ve ever wondered why some medical professionals don’t mention vision therapy as a treatment for visual problems caused by a concussion and other medical conditions, you’ll want to read this. Here’s why we think vision therapy is often overlooked.
Here are 5 eye symptoms that you should never ignore. Call Grand Developmental Vision Institute without delay if you or a loved one experiences any of these eye or vision problems.
Sports injuries often affect the eyes and can lead to blurry vision — even vision loss. Consider sports vision training and wear protective eyewear to keep your vision safe.
Every child should have a comprehensive eye exam before the start of the new school year. Just as you wouldn’t consider sending them to school without a backpack or a lunch box, make sure their eyes and vision are ready for the challenges ahead.
If you want to improve your sports performance, then you've come to the right place! Our sports vision optometrist can help you hone important visual skills to help you succeed at your sport.
Children with ADHD commonly have visual problems, such as convergence insufficiency, tracking difficulties, and others. Fortunately, vision therapy is an effective treatment for these and other lagging visual skills. Read on to learn more!
Did you know that Nerf® guns, a supposedly safe children’s toy, have been shown to cause eye injury in certain cases? What makes them so dangerous?
Hyperopia affects near vision in children and young adults. Want to know more about hyperopia? Here we explain ways to recognize the condition and help your child if they have it.
In this article, we explore the various ways a stroke can negatively affect a person’s vision and explain how a neuro-optometrist can help rehabilitate vision.
Step up to the plate with sharp visual skills like contrast sensitivity and watch your game improve. Sports vision training will help improve your sports performance.
Children with IEPs — individualizedsupport in school — are more likely to experience problems with their eyes’ ability to track, team and focus, but these problems are rarely detected in a standard school screening. A comprehensive developmental vision exam can detect these and other problems with your child’s visual system.
Cataract surgery not only improves vision. Research suggests that cataract surgery may also prevent cognitive decline.
Here’s how you can celebrate National Sunglasses Day on June 27.
A head tilt or turn isn’t just a physical quirk. It can be a sign of a vision problem that may have a neurological basis. If turning or tilting your head helps you see better, schedule an eye exam with a neuro-optometrist to identify the underlying cause.
To be a goalkeeper at the top of your game, your body — including your visual system — needs to be in peak physical condition. Learn how sports vision training can help you become a better athlete.
Post traumatic vision syndrome is a group of visual deficits caused by a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Fortunately, neuro-optometric rehabilitation can improve your functional vision post-TBI so that you can get back to doing the things you love most.
How is sleep apnea, concussion, and vision connected? They share many symptoms and can impact each other adversely. Read on to learn more!
Peripheral vision allows us to view objects, people, and actions at the sides of our vision, also known as our peripheral visual field. Athletes with poor peripheral vision are at higher risk of sports-related injuries. Here are 2 exercises that can help improve your peripheral vision.
This holiday season, offer the gift of perfect vision that will have your loved one thanking you every day. If you or anyone in your family is nearsighted (myopic), Ortho-K lenses is the perfect gift. Read on to learn why.