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Saugeen Shores Vision Therapy Centre

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Optometric Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation! Vision development is a journey, and we will help you discover your potential!

03/27/2026

Saugeen Shores Vision Therapy Centre will be closed on Friday, April 3rd for Good Friday.

We will be back in the office on Monday, April 6th at 10:00 am.
(Yes, we will be open on Easter Monday!)

03/25/2026

Saugeen Shores Vision Therapy Centre will be closed on Wednesday, April 1st for First Aid Training. We will be back in the office on Thursday, April 2nd at 10:00 am.

03/24/2026

The University of Calgary conducted a study about mouthguards and the incidence of concussion. Even though the research is still in its early days, the study showed that there was significant evidence for making mouthguards mandatory for youth hockey. The study saw a 64% reduction in the chances of suffering a concussion in those that were using a mouthguard vs those not using one.
Photo by Adrian Shellard

03/20/2026

The symptoms that one could experience with post-concussion syndrome are:
-headaches
-fatigue
-dizziness
-irritability
-anxiety
-issues with sleep
-loss of concentration
-difficulty with memory
-tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
-blurry vision
-noise and/or light sensitivity

03/18/2026

Post-Concussion Syndrome can be diagnosed when someone experiences persistent symptoms after the expected recovery time from their concussion. Symptoms from a concussion can appear up to 7 to 10 days after the injury, and are usually expected to resolve by 3 months after the injury. If the symptoms don’t resolve, this is when your healthcare team can diagnose Post-Concussion Syndrome after your injury.

03/16/2026

Concussions and brain injuries do not have a “one-size-fits-all” treatment. Some people will recover on their own, with rest and a gradual return to everyday activities. Others will live with ongoing symptoms for weeks, or even months or years. We need to recognize that no two concussions or brain injuries are alike and what worked to relieve symptoms for one person may not be the magical cure for another.

It’s important to seek medical attention if you suspect you’ve gotten a concussion or brain injury. You will need to work with your doctor to help you treat and manage the symptoms caused by your concussion. There are many different treatment options out there to help you get to the root cause of your symptoms and different professionals that offer these treatment options, such as:
-Your family doctor
-Neurologist
-Physiotherapist
-Optometrist
-Registered Massage Therapist
-Chiropractor
-Osteopath
-Occupational Therapist

It’s OK to ask for help if you need it. The road to recovery can be long, and physically and emotionally draining. It’s okay to ask for help from your friends and family; you need to be able to advocate for yourself in your recovery.

03/13/2026

A concussion can be caused by a hit A concussion can be caused by a HIT to the head, neck or body. If you get hit and it makes you feel any different than you did before the incident, STOP the activity.

If you think you may have gotten a concussion during a sport, stop playing to evaluate how you're feeling and SIT out of sports and activities where you could get another concussion.

It is important to seek out medical attention for any injuries that could result in a concussion, in order to prevent further injuries.

The signs and symptoms of a concussion from one person to the next can differ. They may have symptoms that show up immediately, or hours or days later.

You DO NOT need to lose consciousness to have a concussion.

03/11/2026

Each March, we at Saugeen Shores Vision Therapy Centre like to talk about concussions. We do this, because we feel that this is a very important topic that not everyone understands. When we speak to those who come to us after they suffered a concussion and are not quite feeling the same as before, they feel like people don’t understand. Concussions are an invisible illness, because you can’t see it on the outside like a broken bone, and because you can’t see it, people don’t fully understand what’s happening in their loved ones' recovery.

02/28/2026

The Test of Visual Processing Skills (TVPS) is used to understand how an individual is able to process visual information in their brain. This test has 7 different aspect of visual processing that it tests:
-Visual Discrimination - the ability to determine exact characteristics and distinctive features among similar objects or forms.
-Visual Memory - the ability to remember (for immediate recall) the characteristics of a given object or form after seeing it for a brief moment.
-Spatial Relations - the ability to analyze, visualize and maneuver visual objects in space and distinguish differences among similar objects or forms.
-Form Constancy - the ability to recognize an object’s shape regardless of its size, shape or orientation, and to mentally manipulate forms and visualize outcomes.
-Visual Sequential Memory - the ability to recall words, numbers, objects, patterns, and actions in the correct order.
-Figure Ground - the ability to perceive and locate an object from the background or surrounding objects.
-Visual Closure - the ability to visualize a whole figure when given incomplete, or fragmented, information.

02/26/2026

The TOSWRF (Test of Silent Word Reading Fluency) is used to screen an individual’s ability to recognize printed words accurately and efficiently. In this test, the lines of text look like a jumble of letters at first. A sample of this would look like as follows:

a b o u t e a c h i f n i c e t h a n w a l k a g a i n e v e r y /
t h a n k w a n t a n o t h e r f r o m k i n d o r t h e n a r e /

The person has 3 minutes to “find” as many words as they can, working from the top of the page to the bottom. They mark their found words by drawing a line between each one like so:

a b o u t | e a c h | i f | n i c e | t h a n | w a l k | a g a i n | e v e r y /
t h a n k w a n t a n o t h e r f r o m k i n d o r t h e n a r e /

Their work then gets scored, and can be compared to others in their age cohort.

02/24/2026

The Jordan Left-Right Reversal Test helps us to identify those with Visual Laterality and Directionality Dysfunction. Visual Laterality and Directionality Dysfunction impacts those with letter reversals and poor awareness of sidedness. It can also impact an individual's ability to accuracy judge the space around them.

In this test, depending on the age of the person, they will need to complete 2 to 5 sections, working through different subtests:
-Choosing the reversed image from a group of line drawings
-Finding all the reversed characters on a page of random letters and numbers
-Finding reversed letters within random words
-Finding reversed words within a sentence
-Comparing 2 columns of letters, and indicating which letters have changed places from column one in column two.

02/22/2026

The DEM (Developmental Eye Movement) Test is a test where the individual is asked to read a random sequence of numbers as quickly as they are able.

The first 2 parts require the person to read two columns of numbers from top to bottom in one go. The third part requires the person to read a seemingly jumbled page of numbers, from left to right, top to bottom. The numbers are not jumbled, and the goal is to read only the numbers on each line, all the way down the page, as fast as they can.

Address

311 Goderich Street
Port Elgin, ON
N0H2C1

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 6:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 7pm
Wednesday	10am - 7pm
Thursday	8:30am - 7pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+15198322824

Website

http://www.ssvtc.ca/

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