Patrick T. Quaid

Dr. Patrick T. Quaid (Optometrist, MCOptom, FCOVD, PhD) is a practitioner, researcher, author and lecturer on vision development. Dr. Quaid mainly deals with treatment visual dysfunction both in concussion-related cases and learning difficulty related cases.

He authored the book, "Learning to See = Seeing to Learn: Vision, Learning & Behavior in Children" on visual processing, ADHD, IEPs, and other topics relating to the connection between vision, learning, and behaviors in children. A number of contributors to the books from various professions make this an excellent resource for parents, educators, optometrists, and others in the helping professions.

He is an Adjunct Professor (University of Waterloo School of Optometry & Vision Science, Ontario, Canada) and CEO of VUE-Cubed Vision Therapy (www.vuetherapy.ca) in addition to currently serving on the board of directors for COVD International (College of Optometrists in Vision Development, www.covd.org, USA based not-for-profit group).

Originally from the Republic of Ireland, Dr. Quaid originally studied Statistical Mathematics and subsequently trained as an Optometrist in the UK (University of Bradford School of Optometry) and subsequently worked in the UK Hospital Eyecare System (Moorfield’s Eye Hospital, London & Bradford Royal Infirmary, West Yorkshire) specifically dealing with the pre-operative and post-operative treatment of strabismus and co-management of glaucoma.

Dr. Quaid was awarded his Doctorate in Vision Science at the University of Waterloo School of Optometry & Vision Science in 2005 in addition to completing a Post-Doctorate funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR). Dr. Quaid’s Ph.D. thesis and post-doctoral research aided in the development of an early detection device for glaucoma (Heidelberg Edge Perimeter) which is now in commercial use. Dr. Quaid serves as Adjunct Faculty at both the University of Waterloo School of Optometry and also consults with the David L. MacIntosh Sports Medicine Clinic (University of Toronto affiliated). He has published several papers as the first author in high impact optometry and ophthalmology journals such as Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science and Graefe’s Archives of Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology on topics related to both glaucoma and the challenging area of binocular vision dysfunction and it relates to learning disabilities and concussion injuries.

Dr. Quaid frequently lends his expertise as a speaker and a writer on a variety of topics related to vision health. He has spoken at venues such as Ohio State, Berkeley UC, McMaster University Medical School, University of Western Ontario Medical School in addition to concussion based lectures for both physicians and medical students at the University of Toronto Medical School. Dr. Quaid has also given interviews to numerous media outlets (including CBC) across Canada on the topic of Binocular Vision dysfunction and its relationship to 3-D Technology.

In 2019, Dr. Quaid was given the NORA award in recognition of his work for the “Advancement of Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation.” At the same ceremony, Dr. Eric Singman, MD PhD (Chief of Neuro-Ophthamology at Johns Hopkins University) received this prestigious,

multidisciplinary award for co-authoring a landmark chapter on visual dysfunction in concussion with Dr. Quaid. The Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA) is based in the United States and is focused on visual issues related to brain injury.

In addition to his PhD and Post-Doctoral training, Dr. Quaid has also completed a Fellowship with the College of Optometrists & Vision Development (USA Board Certification designation in the area of Rehabilitative Vision Therapy).

In Jan 2014, Dr. Quaid opened the Guelph Vision Therapy Centre (now called "VUE-Cubed” Clinics), which was the first clinic in Canada of its kind to integrate clinical management and research into a “clinical translational research” model which allows data to be tracked on all treated patients to track the effectiveness of therapy. Dr. Quaid very much supports collaborative care models in an effort to deal with the ramifications of visual dysfunction both in the concussion domain and in the visually related learning difficulties domain. Dr. Quaid’s clinic has also received support from the Canadian Government (SR&ED grants) to research in his clinics better means of detection and management of visually related problems in concussion cases and learning difficulty cases.