To Bob and Linda Sanet, with love and gratitude from your SIODERV family A Bob y Linda Sanet Dear Bob, From the bottom of our hearts and on behalf of the entire SIODERV community, THANK YOU. Thank you for being a beacon of light and knowledge in our path. Thank you for sha... Jul 23, 2025 SIOBlog
Interview with New Clinical Member Lizhbet Melo: “Starting the certification process was, for me, a way to further commit to what I do” Lizhbet Melo , the first Clinical Partner in Chile, shares with us her professional and personal journey towards certification, her integrative vision of visual rehabilitation, and the value of belong... Jul 15, 2025 SIOBlog
Interview with New Clinical Associate Blanca Olmedo: “Having to develop a clinical case in such depth led me to analyze the way I work and the way I see optometry” Blanca Olmedo has taken a further step in her professional development by certifying as a Clinical Partner of SIODERV. In this interview, she shares how this process has allowed her to view her daily ... Jul 11, 2025 SIOBlog
Interview with New Clinical Member Ana Valimaña: “I saw it as an opportunity to analyze more deeply all the knowledge we apply every day in our clinical work” Ana Valimaña has just been certified as a Clinical Partner of SIODERV and shares how this process has allowed her to pause, reflect, and become aware of the value of her daily practice. From her begin... Jul 11, 2025 SIOBlog
Interview with New Clinical Associate Alexander Parra: “Becoming a Certified Clinical Member was a challenge to stand up for the work I do every day” Alexander Parra , optometrista comprometido con la mejora continua, comparte su experiencia en el proceso de certificación como Socio Clínico de SIODERV. Un recorrido que, más allá del reconocimiento,... Jul 11, 2025 SIOBlog
Interview with José Antonio Fuentes: “The first consultation is the most important: that's when we decide on referrals and manage the patient's anxiety” José Antonio Fuentes Najas is an optometrist and an experienced voice in addressing fragile vision . With a career marked by training and specialized clinical care, he advocates for a close, practical... Jun 30, 2025 SIOBlog
Interview with Lucila To: “To stimulate is not to saturate, but to surprise” Early visual development is not a race towards constant stimulation, but a biological construction guided by the rhythm of neurodevelopment. In this interview, Lucila To explains how to apply the Skef... Jun 14, 2025 SIOBlog
Interview with Blanca Olmedo: “We don't just work with eyes, we work with brains that need guidance” Blanca Olmedo , an optometrist and speaker at the IX SIODERV Congress, discusses in this interview the importance of personalizing each optometric intervention based on the pace and needs of the patie... Jun 14, 2025 SIOBlog
Interview with Marc Argilés: "Photo-stimulation needs a stronger foundation to be confidently integrated into clinical practice." Marc Argilés, researcher and speaker at the IX Congress of SIODERV, discusses in this interview the therapeutic potential of photostimulation and the challenges it still needs to overcome to establish... Jun 12, 2025 SIOBlog
Interview with José Tomás: "Sports optometry is a fundamentally practical field: what truly matters is learning the how, more than the what." José Tomás , a clinical optometrist and trainer, has taken sports visual training beyond the competitive realm, integrating his experience in Visual Therapy with the knowledge of physical trainers and... Jun 12, 2025 SIOBlog
Interview with Rafael Cruz: “A child with dysgraphia is, in reality, writing a neuropsychomotor cry for help.” Rafael Cruz, a graphopsychologist, argues in this interview the importance of understanding children's writing as a deep reflection of neurological, emotional, and perceptual development. In his prese... Jun 9, 2025 SIOBlog
Interview with Claudia Caballero: “The treatment of strabismus in adults cannot be purely technical; it must also be deeply human.” Beyond the visual aspect, strabismus in adults can become a deeply conditioning experience on social, emotional, and psychological levels. Claudia Caballero , a specialized optometrist, advocates in t... Jun 6, 2025 SIOBlog
