Sensory Guru has worked closely in partnership with local primary school, St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School in Hartfield, East Sussex, to develop Magic Carpet content specifically for younger mainstream students. Emma Maltby, headteacher at the...
Lee Blemings, Sensory Guru and Lisa Donaldson, SeeAbility, spoke about environment and lighting essentials. They discussed how the environment can impact a child's ability to access the classroom and what steps can be taken to optimise the environment for access and...
What is binocular vision? Lisa Donaldson, Head of Eyecare, Clinical Lead Optometrist at SeeAbility explains what is meant by binocular vision, and how it affects are depth perception. "Binocular vision is when you're using your two eyes binocularly to focus on a...
Lisa Donaldson, Head of Eyecare at SeeAbility explained to us what nystagmus is, how it affects vision and perception and what strategies can be put in place to minimise it's impact. What is nystagmus? Nystagmus is basically involuntary eye movement. It is when the...
We chat to Lisa Donaldson, Head of Eyecare, Clinical Lead Optometrist at SeeAbility about some of the limitations of the existing clinically validated vision tests, when trying to engage individuals and assess their vision. Lisa discusses the future of engagement in...
What are fixations and saccades? In the world of eye tracking, alot of time is spent looking at fixations and saccades. Lisa Donaldson, Head of Eyecare, Lead Clinical Optometrist at SeeAbility explains what they are and the difference between them. Lisa also discusses...
Routine standard for eye care In this installment of Eye Gaze Essentials, we ask Lisa Donaldson, Head of Eyecare and Lead Clinical Optometrist at SeeAbility - What is the routine standard for eye care? And what should we all be looking to do? Lisa explains what...
Lisa Donaldson, Head of Eyecare and Lead Clinical Optometrist at SeeAbility shares her vision tips for parents and educators whose children have neurodevelopmental impairments. SeeAbility model of eye care The Royal College of Paediatricians guidelines state that...
Around 30 - 40% of the special school population have some degree of cerebral visual impairment (CVI). Lisa Donaldson, Head of Eyecare and Lead Clinical Optometrist at SeeAbility spoke to us about what this means, how it can affect the vision and how to put strategies...
Lisa Donaldson, Head of Eyecare and Lead Clinical Optometrist at SeeAbility details sight test essentials, the things Optometrists test and look out for during a sight test with someone who has complex needs. Level of detail The classic one that we all think about...