British Association of Behavioural Optometrists

British Association of Behavioural Optometrists Optometrists interested in how vision effects human performance in learning, reading, interactions, sport, and post traumatic brain injuries.

Optometrists/ therapists are invited to join our closed groups Behavioural Optometrists or Vision Therapists

27/08/2022

Blogs | | As optometric professionals we tend to be – naturally – most focused on the eyes and vision. But vision, our dominant sense, has a tremendous effect on the entire body, as well as on social interactions and mental health.

13/04/2022

Join us for the first ever international virtual conference to bring the vision therapy community together for a month-long series of online seminars, workshops, and socials.=

19/03/2022

SAVE THE DATES!

We have a new full length seminar coming soon-- hosted by the British Association of Behavioural Optometrists featuring Optometrist Meredith Graham.
Registration and full details open in a couple weeks!

The dates of this seminar will be:
SESSION 1: April 28th @ 8pm BST (3pm US ET)
SESSION 2: May 5th @ 8pm BST (3pm US ET)
SESSION 3: May 12th @ 8pm BST (3pm US ET)
SESSION 4: June 16th @ 8pm BST (3pm US ET)

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16/11/2021

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30th Anniversary Annual Meeting 2021 Sunday 24th October 2021At London Heathrow Marriott HotelBath Road, Heathrow Airpor...
03/09/2021

30th Anniversary Annual Meeting 2021

Sunday 24th October 2021

At London Heathrow Marriott Hotel

Bath Road, Heathrow Airport, Hayes, UB3 5AN

Members and non-members are invited to our jam packed day with guest and member speakers and a great chance to network, share ideas and experiences. For those staying into the evening there will be a relaxed meal at a nearby hotel to round off the day.

8.45 Registration

9.00 Sarah Warley founder of The Key Clinic will be presenting on how they work in:

Neurodevelopmental movement
Auditory therapy
Nutrient therapy
11.00 Break

11.15 John Glover “A Neurorehabilitation work-up”

12.15 Eileen Gay and Leslie Arkin – Patient Case Studies

12.45 Lunch

1.45 Caroline Hurst “Wielding Optometric Vision Therapy”

2.45 Lynda McGivney-Nolan “Cortical Visual Impairment”

3.15 Break

3.30 Rob Lewis “Prescribing for Potential”

4.30 Maz Gulamhusein “Online therapy portals”

5.00 AGM via zoom for non-attendees – 1 hour

MBABO proposal for accredited members
Proposal to change organisational structure of BABO, to a company Ltd by guarantee
Reports from the Chair, Treasurer and Administrator
Committee Membership
Course Fee: £95

For those who cannot attend in person we will be offering access via zoom for the same fee.

BABO points: You will receive 7 BABO points for full attendance

Accommodation: There is an early bird room rate of £124 B&B at the hotel for those that book by 10th September.

Please follow this link to make your reservation with the hotel: Book Your Group Rate | Marriott International

(N.B To book additional nights to those highlighted - Pick any of the highlighted dates, click on Check Availability and then change the dates at the top of this next page to bring up additional dates)

There are also several alternative hotels within a very short distance.

To book your place on contact Jill Barlow at [email protected] for a booking form.

2021 Dates for your diary

Saturday 2nd-Monday 4th October OVT3 Vision and Learning Course

Saturday 9th – Sunday 10th October AIO Conference

Monday 25th October - Wednesday 27th October OVT4 - Advanced Course

Strabismus and Amblyopia – Optometric Assessment and Treatment

OVT4 Strabismus and Amblyopia Optometric Assessment & Treatment Speaker: Dr Robin Lewis OD FCOVDMonday, Tuesday, Wednes...
03/09/2021

OVT4 Strabismus and Amblyopia

Optometric Assessment & Treatment

Speaker: Dr Robin Lewis OD FCOVD

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 25th-27th October 2021

London Heathrow Marriott Hotel, Bath Road, Hayes, UB3 5AN

This course will cover the practice, theory, and criteria for success, when treating a patient with strabismus or amblyopia.

Dr Robin Lewis received his Doctorate of Optometry at Pacific University in Oregon in 1981. He is a past President of OEPF (The Optometric Extension Program Foundation) and a Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development. He has been a member of BABO since 2006.

Dr Lewis, who was a strabismic with learning difficulties, was a successful vision therapy patient. That experience led to his interest in the visual process and to his career in Optometry.

He is the managing partner of a multi-doctor practice in Chandler, Arizona where he has been in private practice since 1981, and he has been a curriculum instructor for the Baltimore Academy of Behavioural Optometry, and then OEPF, for the last 20 years.

Practical instruction of vision therapy techniques that integrate the theory with practice will be the heart of this course.

Lens prescribing will be discussed in detail and Dr Lewis will use case histories from his own clinic to illustrate the important principles for effective lens prescribing.

The format of this seminar has been reviewed with greater emphasis on therapy and will be of interest to those that have taken the course before as well as those new to the subject.

Experienced participants will gain strong insights that allow them to meet the needs of their patients more effectively.

This course is designed for the experienced BABO member who has studied OVT1, OVT2 & OVT3 and who has practised Optometric Vision Therapy with at least 50 patients.

You need to be a current paying member to take the course.

Those with less experience or studies should find the course fascinating, and useful, but should not expect to introduce this approach into their practice without considerable further studies in Behavioural Optometric Vision Therapy.

GOC CET points will be applied for.

BABO points 21 BABO points are available for full course attendance.

Course costs:

Members £947

Vision Therapists £797

Repeating optometrists £797
For your safety, the hotel will be working in accordance with the most up to date COVID guidelines.

Email as soon as possible Jill Barlow at [email protected] for the booking form

Vision and Learning Course (OVT3Saturday, Sunday & Monday 2nd - 4th October 2021At London Heathrow Marriott HotelBath Ro...
03/09/2021

Vision and Learning Course (OVT3

Saturday, Sunday & Monday 2nd - 4th October 2021

At London Heathrow Marriott Hotel

Bath Road, Heathrow Airport, Hayes, UB3 5AN

For optometrists and therapists who have attended the OVT1 and OVT2 courses

Lead Speaker: Owen Leigh BSc, FCOptom, FBABO

This course is ideally suited to any practitioner with an interest in learning difficulties and who has some experience of behavioural optometry. The lead speaker, Owen Leigh, has enormous experience in this field and his practice in Hampshire has an international reputation for its work.

Prior attendance at OVT1 and OVT2 courses is essential, and attendance for all three days of this course is mandatory. This course is accredited for 18 GOC points, and the course will attract 21 BABO points.

Completion of the course will allow you to join as a BABO accredited member, meaning that you have met the competency requirements for us to refer patients to you for assessment and treatment and to add you to the referral list on our website.

The course will be a mix of didactic content, covering the basic theories of learning difficulties, the impact of visual problems on learning, and testing, vision therapy and practice management. It has been re-formatted to fit in with the guidelines for CET points. This makes it ideal for those who have taken OVT3 in the past to revisit the topics covered.

A mandatory presentation by the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Association will take place on Friday September 17th at 6.00 pm in preparation for the course.

Comprehensive course notes and a pen drive with additional information will be provided within the course fee. The fee also includes a copy of the textbook ‘Optometric Management of learning related vision disorders’ by Scheiman and Rouse (List price £95). This book is an essential text for the course and will be a valuable resource for future learning.

The course will be interactive and because of this numbers will be limited.

Course fee:

Members £947

Vision Therapists £797

Repeating optometrists £797

You need to be a member to take the course. Membership is £185 for optometrists and £85 for vision therapists.

If you wish to become an accredited member after completing the course, we are happy for you to pay the difference of £115 as a top up fee (to make up the £300 accredited fee).

To join as a member please follow this link: https://babo.co.uk/page-18111

There is an early bird room rate of £99 B&B at the hotel for those that book by 9th September.

Please follow this link to make your reservation with the hotel: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1628606644406&key=GRP or call 020 8990 1100

There are also several alternative hotels within a very short distance.

Each day will commence at 9.00am and finish at 5.30pm (final day 4.30pm)

For your safety, the hotel will be working in accordance with the most up to date COVID guidelines.

To book your place on the course, please email as soon as possible to our admin, Jill Barlow [email protected] for a booking form

22/02/2021

In this livestream interview from the International Sports Vision Association 2021 virtual meeting, Dr. Jennifer Stewart talks about how she built her sports...

05/02/2021

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01/02/2021

OPEN ACCESS! --> https://seevividly.zoom.us/j/95426893438

Q&A for Parents and Patients: Strabismus & Amblyopia
with: Dr. Joanna Carter

Join us for this open access Q&A geared toward parents and patients!

Dr. Joanna Carter joins us to give some helpful information about Strabismus & Amblyopia and to take questions from the audience. This session is geared toward parents and the general public. It is a moderated session using the zoom platform where attendees can write in with any questions they may have either anonymously or publicly. Feel free to share and invite others to join us!

1 hour - English - Open access, no registration required
Feb 24th @ 4pm US ET

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