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Vision screening vs Vision exam
"The pediatrician did a check at their office and says my child's eyes are fine." The remainder of this blog post will discuss why just a "check" at the pediatrician's office is not an acceptable substitute for a complete vision exam. What is the difference between a...
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
In light of brain injury awareness month we would like to take the time to talk about concussions and how they affect vision. Vision is brain! The visual system impacts very cortex of our brain. So, an injury that damages any portion of the brain has the potential to...
Heart Awareness Month
February is Heart Awareness Month! Well, what does that have to do with your eyes?? As much as we like to sometimes think that they aren't, your eyes are connected to your body. The same blood that flows from your heart to your brain also reaches into your eyeballs....
Computer Vision Syndrome
Eye strain, headaches, and near blur, OH MY! We now live in a digital world. From the time we wake up until we close our eyes, everywhere we look some form of digital device can be seen. Most of us, including children, spend multiple hours per day engrossed in the...
Sports Vision Correction and/or Improvement
Strong visual skills are critical to sports success. Not much happens in sports until your eyes instruct your hands and body as to what to do! We can measure and successfully improve eye-hand coordination, visual reaction time, peripheral vision, eye focusing, eye...
Visual Rehabilitation for Patients with Injury or Special Conditions
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Stroke, Birth Injury, Brain Damage, Head Injury, Whiplash, Cerebral Palsy, MS, etc. Vision can be compromised as a result of neurological disorders or trauma to the nervous system. Vision Therapy can effectively treat the visual...
Treatment for Binocular Vision Conditions
Poor Binocular (2-eyed) Coordination Vision Therapy helps individuals develop normal coordination and teamwork of the two eyes (binocular vision). When the two eyes fail to work together as an effective team, performance in many areas can suffer (reading, sports,...
Visual Rehabilitation for Special Needs
Developmental Delays, Visual Perceptual Visual-Motor Deficits, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders Many developmental problems can be improved on through vision therapy. Even people with disorders like Autism, ADD and ADHD can be helped. To learn...
Treatment for Learning-related Vision Problems
Vision Therapy can help those individuals who lack the necessary visual skills for effective reading, writing, and learning (i.e., eye movement and focusing skills, convergence, eye-hand activity, visual memory skills, etc.). To learn more about learning-related...
Treatment for Stress-related Visual Problems
Stress-related Visual Problems - Blurred Vision, Visual Stress from Reading and Computers, Eye Strain Headaches, and/or Vision-induced Stomachaches or Motion Sickness 21st century life demands are more from our vision than ever before. Many children and adults...