Pediatric optometrists can detect vision-related learning issues through comprehensive eye exams, which identify problems such as refractive errors, eye tracking difficulties, and binocular vision issues. […]
Visual Skills for Sports: How Vision Therapy Can Help
By enhancing depth perception, hand-eye coordination, and reaction times, vision therapy helps athletes improve their overall performance and stay ahead of the game. […]
9 Common Eye Symptoms After a Concussion
ye-related concussion symptoms include blurry vision, difficulty following objects, dilated pupils, light sensitivity, and more. Visit your doctor if you experience these symptoms after hitting your head—don’t assume everything is fine. […]
What Are Prism Lenses?
Prism lenses are used to improve double vision and other binocular vision problems. […]
What Is Binocular Vision Dysfunction (BVD)?
Clear vision is necessary to navigate everyday life with ease, but what happens when your eyes can’t cooperate? Binocular vision dysfunction, also known as binocular vision disorder (BVD), is a condition that affects the way your eyes work together. When your eyes are not in perfect tandem, adequate depth perception and clear visual focus can […]
What Is Vision Therapy & What Eye Conditions Can it Treat?
Vision therapy is an optometric specialty that focuses on treating vision-related conditions and disorders. It involves a series of exercises designed to improve visual skills, eye coordination, focusing abilities, and depth perception. Vision therapy can be used to treat a variety of vision problems, such as: Lazy eye (amblyopia) Strabismus (crossed eyes) Binocular vision dysfunction […]
Can Vision Therapy Help After a Concussion?
Your eyes and your brain have a direct relationship: your eyes are essentially an extension of your brain. This connection helps you see, perceive objects, and understand the world around you. When you have a concussion, this relationship can become damaged. But vision therapy can help you heal and restore the connections. Understanding the Relationship […]
When Is It Too Late to Treat Lazy Eye?
Lazy eye, also known as amblyopia, can cause many challenges. The sooner it is diagnosed, the easier it can be to correct through vision therapy. You may be wondering, when is it too late to treat lazy eye? When this condition is diagnosed in children, it can be easier to treat, but that doesn’t mean […]
Can an Eye Patch Help a Lazy Eye?
In the past, eye doctors often turned to eye patching to help correct a lazy eye. However, new treatment methods have been proven to be more successful in helping children’s vision develop properly, correcting issues like amblyopia, commonly known as “lazy eye.” Understanding Amblyopia Amblyopia is a condition where one eye does not see nearly […]
Can a Concussion Change Your Vision?
Brain Injuries & Vision Changes Each person experiences a brain injury differently. The neural network is a complex system, and many things can go awry after a brain injury—including changes to your vision. Your eyes and your brain are intrinsically connected. Following a brain injury, you may notice changes to your vision right away or […]