Lucila To
FSIODERV
Lucila To (Barcelona, 1971) has been an Optician-Optometrist since 1992, specializing in visual development and health communication.
He combines his clinical work with teaching and clinical research in the field of
vision and neurodevelopment.
She runs an Optometry and Visual Therapy center in Andorra and is an international educator. She is a collaborator of the concept of Integrative Pediatric Manual Therapy (TMPI) and the Sanet Vergara Institute. A Fellow of SIODERV, she has several publications in her field of vision and communication.
His main line of interest and clinical research in recent years focuses on the relationship between visual development in early life and its connection to neurodevelopment.
WORKSHOP
Guidelines for visual stimulation in the first year of life. The awakening of Skeffington's 4 circles
A baby opens its eyes to the world and, in that moment, begins its visual journey outside the womb. But how is vision really constructed in the first months of life? Inspired by Skeffington's model of the 4 circles, we will explore how the integration of language, the body, the hands, and perception shapes the way the child begins to see and learns to look and interact with their environment.
Science has shown us that visual stimulation at this stage is not a matter of overload, but of subtlety: to stimulate is not to saturate, but to surprise. Through appropriate sensory experiences, we can accompany this awakening, facilitating the development of shape perception, the reading of faces in social contexts, and the language of visual communication from the first year of life.
In this workshop, we will address the different types of visual stimuli according to the stage of development, highlighting how light, contrast, movement, and interaction with the environment influence the maturation of the visual system. We will emphasize the importance of providing practical tools to families, allowing them to actively participate in the visual stimulation of their children from home.
This workshop will combine scientific fundamentals with practical intervention strategies, providing optometrists with key resources to identify warning signs and apply effective stimuli in the construction of the visual system. Because seeing is not just about capturing images, but about building meanings.
