Special Presentation: Dr. Sui Wong (Visual Snow Syndrome)

Join us for a special support group session with Dr. Sui Wong, a Neurologist, Neuro-Ophthalmologist, and consultant at St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust & Moorfields Private Eye Hospital. She is also the Vice President of the UK Neuro-Ophthalmology Society and a leading expert in Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS) research.

Dr. Wong conducted the first-ever study using Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) as a treatment for VSS symptoms. In October 2023, she presented her findings at the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) Conference, and the study was later published in the Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology 📖. The promising results gained recognition from the neuroscience community, highlighting MBCT’s potential benefits for VSS patients.

To expand on this groundbreaking research, VSI has funded a second, larger Randomized Control Trial (RCT) to further explore how MBCT can help the brain filter unwanted visual disturbances and ease VSS symptoms. This program is based on the Oxford Mindfulness curriculum, and VSI has partnered with Oxford Mindfulness to make these treatments more accessible worldwide.