Until recently, little was known about visual snow syndrome (VSS), which causes people to see constant tiny dots over their entire visual field, much like the static on an old television screen. However, experts now believe that this frustrating ocular condition affects around one in 50 people – or 2.2% of the population.1
Indeed, Sydney neuro-ophthalmologist Dr Clare Fraser and Professor Alison McKendrick, who recently moved from Melbourne to University of Western Australia, have both published on VSS.
First described in 1995, and often confused with migrainous aura, VSS is often associated with non-visual symptoms, including tinnitus; depersonalisation (feeling detached from self); symptoms of anxiety and/or depression; migraines and brain fog; dizziness and/or nausea; sleep disorders; or tingling and/or pain of body parts.
Find out all about VSS at a conference presented in Sydney by United States optometrists Dr Charles Shidlofsky and Dr Terry Tsang. Over two days in Sydney, from 25 – 26 March, Drs Shidlofsky and Tsang will describe the condition and discuss its visual associations and optometric management, including tints and vision therapy.
Hosted by the Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists, and accredited for 12 hours CPD by Optometry Australia, the conference will be held at Rydges Cronulla Beachside, in Sydney. A live event, it will not be recorded.
About the Speakers
Drs Shidlofsky and Tsang created, and have been successfully treating patients with a scientific Visual Snow protocol approved by WCG IRB Connexus, the premier global review board. Additionally, they educate eye care professionals in the United States on this syndrome, donating 10% of proceeds to the Visual Snow Initiative, a not for profit which helps develop viable treatment options for VSS and funds research for a cure.
Over two days in Sydney, from 25 – 26 March, Drs Shidlofsky and Tsang will describe the condition and discuss its visual associations and optometric management…
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Reference
Costa RM, Campos P, Wiborg M, et.al. Prevalence of visual snow and relation to attentional absorption. 7 November, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276971
