Nichola is rare specialist in neurodevelopment and behavioural optometry

Kilcullen's Nichola Kennedy is one of only three opticians in the country certified in neurodevelopment and behavioural optometry, writes Brian Byrne. She trained in the specialised area in recent years.

This is the background to her upcoming publication of a book, See The Change, on enhancing the vision of children whose eye problems are an undiagnosed cause of struggles with learning and behaviour.

Her curiosity in the subject was triggered while she was still a student when her supervisor had an interest in learning abilities in children and how dealing with vision problems might improve matters. 

"Over the years, including in my work with special needs children, Special Olympics, and autistic patients, I have seen the impact this has not only on the children themselves," she says. "It affects the whole family dynamic, the home and every family member."

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