Blanca Olmedo
SGSIODERV
I grew up in Pontevedra, and that's exactly where I started working right after finishing my degree.
In the optometry field where I started, I was fortunate to get to know a bit more closely what visual therapy was, and I ended up convincing myself that I wanted to continue my education and specialize.
The COI master's program gave me that opportunity and, in addition to meeting people who are now family, I was able to clearly see my profession and what I wanted to dedicate my life and work to.
After a couple of years working in Madrid, as a good Galician, I returned home, and that was thanks to the opportunity that Antía gave me.
Now I work in my hometown with an unbeatable team, learning more every day about how to help diagnose and solve visual problems, loving the work I do and enjoying giving and receiving training whenever I can.
WORKSHOP
Guide to Achieving a High Level of Demand in Visual Therapy
In order to automate any visual skill we are working on in therapy, it is necessary for our patients to reach a high level of thinking or performance. This concept refers to that moment when we have to focus all our attention on the task we are performing so that we can do it correctly.
The high level of demand can be achieved by doing a simple saccadic exercise if we have poor oculomotor skills; but it can also be achieved when a procedure is easy for us.
It is directly related to the automation process, which is that moment when we seek different demands that increase the difficulty of the exercise so that the procedure in question takes a back seat and is carried out automatically.
In this workshop, we will put into practice the different types of demands and how to adapt to our consultation cases so that they achieve that high level of performance.
