A True Visionary

João Albano achieved a career highlight when he presented his work at the International Conference of Optometry in Lisbon in March.

The only optician from the Algarve invited to talk at the conference, João received the honour as a result of his extensive research into Síndrome de Deficiência Postural. His talk explained the condition to the delegates. Portugal has become one of the world’s leading posturology researchers after the syndrome was first identified by a Portuguese doctor named Dr Martins da Cunha, who noted a series of aetiologies which could not be attributed to organic factors. Dr Martins developed the treatment protocol with the help of Dr Orlando Alves da Silva.

Severe symptoms such as pain in multiple parts of the body, especially the neck, limitation of joint movements, vertigo and imbalance, multiple sensory and perceptual disturbances, chronic fatigue, and learning and attention disorder can all be caused by a person’s vision not connecting properly with the brain.

At his clinic in Lagos, João had a consultation with a lady who, despite an MRI scan, could not discover why she felt nausea and dizziness. He diagnosed her as having Postural Deficiency Syndrome, caused by a problem with perception in the brain. João has attended courses on sports vision and vision therapy, so he can now help athletes who struggle with the problem of judging distances. He has also identified the syndrome in children whose teachers believe they have vision problems causing difficulty with reading. 

João is originally from Lisbon but has lived in Lagos for 17 years, where he has a clinic, Algarve Visão; he also has a small practice in Sagres. Of course, the majority of his work is dealing with normal eye care, including eye tests and contact lenses, with an emphasis on quality and customer service.

It is a fascinating statistic that between 50% and 70% of the brain is used for processing images, which makes João’s research very important and he is sure to have educated many of his colleagues in the optometry field with his wealth of knowledge.

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