Mobile and cloud solutions for better eyes and minds
Buffalo & Nak
Behavioural Optometry
Developmental Eye Movement Test Calculator
Optometrists
Visual Learning Appified
Behavioural Optometry
How we can help
Get registered & receive patients
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Register
Practitioner can register their practice for the app here. The practitioner can start promoting the app to the general public.
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Promote
General public can use the app. Available on the Web, Android or iPad
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Contact
An App User can contact a registerd practitioner. The practitioner will get an email notification.
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Follow up
The practitioner can now follow up on the user and makes an appointment.
Better eyes and minds!
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Jeremy Malouf
Director of Development
Shaun Chang
Product Director
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Buffalo & Nak
A fun way to screen for visual learning skills at home.
Buffalo and Nak is a storybook app for children age 5 to 8. It was created by Behavioural Optometrist Shaun Chang in association with makeMind. The app assesses the risk for learning difficulties based on three visual perceptual skills. If a risk is determined the app will find the closest practitioners that can assist you.
All our practitioners are required to perform visual perceptual evaluations for patients referred by the App. Have the security knowing that all our practitioners are committed to giving your child the best Behavioural Eyecare.
The story of Buffalo and Nak comes from Sherpas living in the Mt Everest National Park. It is a heart warming story of friendship and we are sure your child will enjoy reading it. The story can be narrated for those who have not learned to read. However as Behavioural Optometrists we highly recommend you read with your children to aid their learning process.
The DEM Calculator is used in conjunction with the Development Eye Movement Test. The app was designed to save test administrators valuable time spent calculating and assessing patient scores. It will tell you the child’s number naming speed (automaticity) and saccadic eye movement abilities based on their age or grade as soon as they complete the test.
The App comes with an easy, single screen interface for fast decision making in a busy practice. Having it on your smart phone means you will have it available at all times.
The DEM Calculator is simple to use. Enter the child’s age or grade and start the timer when they begin the test. Errors such as transposition, additions, omissions and substitution of numbers can be recorded simultaneously.
After repeating this for Test A, B & C, the App will calculate the percentile for Vertical Time, Horizontal Time, Errors and Ratio. Scores that are at risk will be highlighted orange, while scores that are abnormal will be highlighted in red. The child will be given an overall response based on their ratio.
Please remember this App is purely an aid and is not a replacement for clinical judgement. The DEM Calculator was made in association with Bernell Corporation.
Visual Learning Appified (VLA) illustrates visual skills required for learning through fun activities. If your child has difficulties with the activities, you can use the App to find your local Paediatric optometrists and contact them to make an appointment.
Paediatric optometrists not only check for good eyesight and eye health but also check for poor visual perception and cognition. These skills are sufficiently associated with reading achievement and ability (1). The three activities in the VLA are Visual Sequential Memory, Visual Memory and Auditory Visual Integration and are modeled on real clinical tests.